0% to 125,649 units.In 2024, Vehicle exports down 13.3% (y/y) to 685,662 units and domestic sales decreased 6.6% (y/y) to 219,571 units. The percentage of export was 75.7%.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "Amid significant geopolitical and trade tensions, UK manufacturers are set on turning billions of pounds of investment into production reality, transforming factories to make new electric vehicles for sale around the world. Growing pains are inevit...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/07/04

he sector is doing all it can to keep production plans on track but needs government to ensure automotive is at the heart of its forthcoming industrial and trade strategies with promised funding invested as soon as possible.Doing so will help ensure our competitiveness and safeguard the billions of pounds of investment, jobs and economic growth which is now at stake."UK vehicle production figures Jan. 2025 Passenger Cars Commercial Vehicl...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/06/30

roduction increased 14.5% (y/y) to 745,441 units. The passenger car production was up 14.9% to 659,901 units, commercial vehicle was up 11.4% to 85,540 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "A particularly strong period of car making is good news for the UK, given the thousands of jobs and billions of pounds of investment that depend on the sector. With countries around the world shifting to zero-emission motoring, Britain is well placed to be a glo...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04

18,815 units. The percentage of export was 74.9%.In the first nine months of 2022, total vehicle production decreased 8.0% (y/y) to 651,038 units. The passenger car production was down 12.6% to 574,231 units, commercial vehicle was up 50.8% to 76,807 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "Billions of pounds and thousands of jobs are dependent on the automotive sector and, increasingly, on electrified vehicle production. Despite the current challeng...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04

, CEO of SMMT said "Another bitterly disappointing month reflects domestic and international market contraction. Most worrying of all though is the continued threat of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, something which has caused international investment to stall and cost UK operations hundreds of millions of pounds, money that would have better been spent in meeting the technological challenges facing the global industry. A general election may ultimately ...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2020/02/03