th Europe, which remains by far our biggest market. The immediate challenge is to adapt to the new conditions, to overcome the additional customs burdens and regain our global competitiveness while delivering zero emission transport. We will continue to work with Government to attract investment in battery production and supply chain transformation as we transition to smart and sustainable mobility, supporting jobs and driving economic growth nat...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/07/16

ficant investment committed to UK automotive manufacturing, production volumes increasing and the imminent threat of tariffs on EVs traded with the EU now removed by the extension of current rules of origin until 2027, there is renewed confidence in the sector. We now need to see the Anglo-European battery industry build capacity at pace to meet forecast demand." UK vehicle production figures Nov. 2023 Jan.-Nov. 2023 Passenger Cars Commer...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04

ths of 2021, total vehicle production decreased 1.7% to 780,318 units. The passenger car production was down 2.9% to 721,505 units, commercial vehicle was up 15.6% to 58,813 units and engines were down 6.9% to 1,407,231 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said, “These figures are extremely worrying and show how badly the global semiconductor shortage is hitting UK car manufacturers and their suppliers. Britain’s automotive sector is resilient but w...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04

ained an upward trend from the month of April and reached 25.311 million units for the full year of 2020, with a year-over-year (y/y) increase rate of less than 2.0%. China continued to rank 1st in terms of vehicle sales around the world. Since July, new energy vehicle (NEV) sales have continued to show a significant y/y increase each month, with full-year results better than expected. After the downturn in the first 8 months, vehicle exports beg...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04