UK car manufacturing gets back to business in August
23 Sep 2015- 99,910 cars built in the UK in August – a rise of 40.6% over the same month last year.
- Year-to-date output up 1.6%, passing the one million mark in August for first time since 2008.
24 September 2015 UK car manufacturing output increased 40.6% in August, according to latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (91ÖÆƬ³§¹ÙÍø). Some 99,910 cars were built in the month, taking year-to-date production volumes past one million – a gain of 1.6%.
Mike Hawes, SMMTChief Executive, said, “The quieter summer months are traditionally subject to fluctuation as production is paused for essential upgrades, and August’s strong growth wasn’t unexpected given the 22.1% fall in the same month last year when the 2014 holiday period fell. The rise also follows a flatter July in line with this year’s earlier scheduled shutdown. That said, with an overall increase of 1.6% so far in 2015 and the strongest year-to-date performance since 2008, the industry is in a good position.â€
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