Record breaking figures for 2007 UK vehicle production
25 Jan 2008Cars | Commercial Vehicles | Total vehicles | ||||
SMMTLtd | Dec-07 | YTD 2007 | Dec-07 | YTD 2007 | Dec-07 | YTD 2007 |
Total | 102,591 | 1,534,567 | 14,528 | 215,692 | 117,119 | 1,750,259 |
21.0% | 6.4% | -2.9% | 3.8% | 17.4% | 6.1% | |
Export | 83,691 | 1,185,459 | 9,386 | 131,568 | 93,077 | 1,317,027 |
27.0% | 7.2% | -4.4% | -3.4% | 22.9% | 6.0% | |
% of total | 81.6% | 77.3% | 64.6% | 61.0% | 79.5% | 75.2% |
Home | 18,900 | 349,108 | 5,142 | 84,124 | 24,042 | 433,232 |
0.3% | 3.9% | -0.1% | 17.7% | 0.2% | 6.3% | |
% of total | 18.4% | 22.7% | 35.4% | 39.0% | 20.5% | 24.8% |
Car Production
‘December recorded the sixth consecutive month of growth in car production. The final quarter also saw the strongest increase in output since 1985, up 21.7 per cent,’ said Paul Everitt, SMMTchief executive. ‘We ended the year up 92,482 units, with record levels being sent for export.
‘Around 1.5 million cars and three million engines are produced in the UK each year, and these latest figures reinforce the UK’s strength and breadth as a global manufacturing base,’ he added.
Commercial Vehicle Production
‘Last year’s commercial vehicle output was the strongest since 1998,’ said Paul Everitt, SMMTchief executive. ‘The most significant growth came from the light end of the market, but heavy production ended the year on a high, up 3.1 per cent overall. The forecast for 2008 is stable, with exports once again driving the lion’s share of UK van and truck output.’
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