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UK car manufacturing declined -32.4% during the first three months of 2022, with almost 100,000 fewer units made than in the same period last year. Production continues to be hampered by the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors and other components, A total of 207,347 new cars were built during the first quarter, down from 306,558 in pandemic-affected Q1 2021, according ...

UK car production fell -37.6% in July, its worst performance since 1956 with output hit by the worldwide shortage of semi-conductors. It the first fall since February, with just 53,438 units made, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It said production was also hit by staff absence resulting from the ‘pingdemic’, with some manufacturers altering summer ...

The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) has called on the government to give more support to the motor industry over the coming years. Today it launched “Full Throttle: Driving UK Automotive Competitiveness” which sets out proposals for this coming year and remainder of the decade, covering all aspects of automotive industry competitiveness. Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive, said: ...

The SMMT is reviewing its forecast for new car production next month as it takes into account shortfalls resulting form the semi-conductor supply shortages. The problem was created last year when carmakers cut production to cope with the pandemic, but the market recovered quicker than expected and it could not source sufficient supplies of chips. Car manufacturers have little leverage ...

The outlook for car supply “remains challenging” with the shortage of semi conductions affecting output. That’s the view of the SMMT, which today reported that UK car production rose significantly, but artificially, in April. Britain made 68,306 cars compared to just 197 a year ago when Covid restrictions effectively halted manufacturing.  The performance was -3.8% below the April 2019 output. ...

UK car production fell -14% in February, the 18th consecutive month of decline and the weakest performance in more than a decade. Production for the domestic market fell -34.9%, a loss of 9,480 units, while exports fell -8.1%, down 7,683 units. Overseas orders still accounted for by far the majority (83.2%) of all cars made in the month, with most ...

UK car production fell -27.3% in January to 86,052 units, the worst January performance since 2009 According to the SMMT, which released the figures, it was the 17th consecutive month of decline caused by the pandemic, extended shutdown and the Brexis transition period Car manufacturing for both home and overseas markets was down, to 16,692 and 69,360 units respectively, representing ...

UK car production declined -29.3% in 2020, to 920,928 units, the worst performance since 1984. Manufacturing operations were disrupted throughout the year, with lockdowns and social distancing measures restricting factory output. There was also uncertainty over Brexit and reduced demand in the UK and abroad because of the pandemic. Production for overseas buyers fell -29.1% in the year, to 749,038 ...

UK car manufacturing output fell -18.2% in October to 110,179 units, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This represented 24,490 fewer cars made than in the same month in 2019 with the impact of coronavirus and fresh lockdowns at home and overseas hitting demand in key markets. October’s performance rounds off what ...

UK car production in September fell to a 25 year low, according to the latest figures from the SMMT. Factories turned out 114,732 cars, a 5% decline of some 6,000 units on the same month in 2019, as companies continued to wrestle with the uncertain economic and political environment and COVID-related challenging global market conditions. Exports declined -9.7% in September ...