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UK car production rose 1.3% in May, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Manufacturing for domestic buyers grew by 12.8%, reversing a decline of equal proportion in the same month in 2017, when the market was also still feeling the effects of VED reform. Production for export dipped by -1.5%, with 107,307 ...

British car manufacturing for the home market went into freefall in February, down -17% to 28,336 units, the seventh consecutive monthly decline. The SMMT said the figure was cause for “considerable concern” as it was the seventh consecutive month of decline. Year to date production for the home market is down -11.9%. Production for export fell -0.8%, with 117,139 vehicles ...

UK car production fell 3% in 2017 to 1,671,166 units, the first decline for eight years but still the second highest output in 17 years. A -9.8% fall in output for the domestic market drove the overall decline, as the market responded to declining business and economic confidence. Exports also fell, by -1.1%. Overseas demand continued to dominate production, accounting ...

The UK automotive industry has today called on government to seek an interim arrangement with the EU. It wants to retain membership of the single market and customs union until a final agreement on a new relationship with the EU is negotiated and implemented. It said the negotiations will be hugely complex and it does not believe such an agreement ...

UK car manufacturing reached a 14-year high in August according to figures released today by the SMMT. UK car manufacturing output increased 9.1% to 109,004 units in August compared with the same month in 2015. In the year to August 1,132,727 vehicles have rolled off British production lines, representing year on year growth of 12%. Production for the domestic market ...

Access to the single market and EU-negotiated international trade deals have helped make the UK car industry one of the most competitive in the world. That’s the claim made in the SMMT’s annual Sustainability Report, which revealed that jobs, production output and vehicle sales all grew during the year while the environmental impact of manufacturing saw significant reductions. The SMMT ...

UK car production grew by 15.5% in September to 158,281 units, according to figures from the SMMT. Year to date production is up 3.3% to 1,169,408 units. Production is set to surpass record two million by 2020, according to recent SMMT study. As seen in previous months, production for the UK market led the way with a gain of 20.1% ...

Strong demand for new cars in the domestic market boosted UK car production in May. Production for the home market rose 13.3% during the month outweighing a dip in produciton for export markets. Overall production rose 2.3% for the month with 119,338 cars built, according to figures from the SMMT. Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive, said: “We have seen a steady ...

UK car manufacturing output was static in November, with 137,347 cars produced while year-to-date output is stable at 1,419,427 units, a drop of 0.3%. Production for the home market rose 31.8% in November to 28,628 units while cars destined for export markets fell 6.2% to 108,719 units, according to figures from the SMMT. Year to date domestic production rose 2.1% ...

UK car production hit a six-year high in the nine months to September, up 0.6% to 1,132,017 units. September output fell 2.8% to 137,068 units due to planned re-tooling for model changes. Production for the home market rose 17.7% in September, according to figures from the SMMT. “It is testament to the strength of the automotive industry that it continues ...