t was 69.6%.In the first three months of 2025, total vehicle production decreased 6.3% (y/y) to 239,213 units. The passenger car production was down 3.2% to 215,236 units, commercial vehicle was down 27.1% to 23,977 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "A March uplift to manufacturing is overdue good news, although the performance was boosted by a comparatively weaker month last year, when holiday timings and product changeovers combined to reduce ...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/05/30

74.6%.In the first two months of 2024, total vehicle production increased 21.8% (y/y) to 187,587 units. The passenger car production was up 17.8% to 162,904 units, commercial vehicle was up 56.4% to 24,683 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "Another month of growth for UK car production is welcome news, reflecting strong demand at home and around the world for the latest British-built cars. The industry is transitioning from internal combustion ...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/02/27

t was 71.3%.In the first nine months of 2023, total vehicle production 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 ...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2024/03/01

was 79.7%.In the first ten months of 2022, total vehicle production decreased 6.5% (y/y) to 729,302 units. The passenger car production was down 10.8% to 643,755 units, commercial vehicle was up 45.5% to 85,547 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "Another month of growth for CV manufacturers is good news for the wider industry as it shows how the UK is well placed to build high-quality vehicles which support jobs, growth and exports. While the ind...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2023/03/30

ke Hawes, CEO of SMMT said, "The substantial decline in UK car output in September continues the worrying trend we have seen over the past three months. The industry is continuing to battle the effects of the pandemic with the shortage of semiconductors stalling production. Whilst there was welcome news in the Budget to support the transition to zero emission vehicle production, battery manufacturing and supply chains, it missed the opportunity t...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2022/02/28

onths of 2020, total vehicle production decreased 33.0% (y/y) to 793,937 units. The passenger car production was down 33.8% to 743,003 units, commercial vehicle was down 18.1% to 50,934 units and engines were down 30.1% to 1,511,749 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "These figures are yet more bad news for an industry battered by Covid, Brexit and, now, the unprecedented challenge of a complete shift to electrified vehicles in under a decade. Wh...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2021/04/28

nd the government’s air quality plans. It’s important that confidence is restored to the new car market, as sales of the latest cleaner, greener cars not only address air quality concerns but speed up activity on factory lines across the UK. The latest independent UK forecast report is worrying news for the sector, predicting annual output which is, at best, static compared with last year. The industry needs stability and a clear roadmap for ...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2018/02/01