3,145 units. The passenger car production was down 12.9% to 734,562 units, commercial vehicle was up 5.6% to 118,583 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "These figures offer little Christmas cheer for the sector. While a decline was to be expected given the extensive changes underway at many plants, manufacturing is under pressure at home and abroad, with billions of pounds committed to new technologies, new models and new production tooling. Gove...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/07/04

ributed to increasingly affordable vehicle pricing. However, ICE pickup truck sales continued to decline, impacted by tighter loan approvals from financial institutions amid elevated household debt and ongoing economic weakness. Other concerns include low levels of private investment, higher living costs, and a slowdown in tourism, particularly from Chinese tourists concerned about safety. Moreover, uncertainty surrounding the enactment of the fi...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/06/30

senger car production was up 16.5% to 843,345 units, commercial vehicle was up 15.5% to 111,863 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "UK car production is firmly back on track following the tough Covid years and resulting supply chain challenges. With significant 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 rule...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04

% to 775,014 units, commercial vehicle was up 39.3% to 101,600 units.Vehicle exports down 10.1% (y/y) to 668,029 units and domestic sales increased 10.2% (y/y) to 208,585 units. The percentage of export was 76.2%.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "These figures reflect just how tough 2022 was for UK car manufacturing, though we still made more electric vehicles than ever before - high value, cutting edge models, in demand around the world. The potenti...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2023/03/30

31.5% and 29.7%, respectively, in July On August 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of July, 2022.In July 2022, the PMI of the automobile industry was higher than 52.0%, which was better than that of the overall manufacturing industry. The automotive industry kept expanding for two consecutive months. Vehicle production and sales continued to recover, maintain...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2023/02/10

ll-year production of 1,381,405 vehicles in 2019 represented a decrease of 13.9% from 2018. The passenger car production was down 14.2% to 1,303,135 units, commercial vehicle was down 7.8% to 78,270 units and engines were down 7.2% to 2,520,165 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "The fall of UK car manufacturing to its lowest level in almost a decade is of grave concern. Every country in the world wants a successful automotive sector as it is a d...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2020/02/03