Manufacturing
First nine months mark six year car production high
22 Oct 2014
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- UK car manufacturing sees best year-to-date performance since 2008, producing 1,132,017 units – up 0.6%.
- September output falls slightly to 137,068 units, down 2.8% due to planned re-tooling for model changes.
- Production for home market up 17.7% in September as UK new car market continues to thrive.
“It is testament to the strength of the automotive industry that it continues to break records – yielding the best year-to-date performance for six years and comfortably surpassing one million units,” said Mike Hawes, 91³ÉÈË Chief Executive. “The continued investment by the sector into new models means the September figures took a slight dip as some plants underwent re-tooling but it is these same new models which will help increase production volumes in the future.”
Car manufacturing output rolling year total
Car manufacturing output, year-to-date
Click through to download the UK car manufacturing news release for September 2014.
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