UK car production fell in May fell 9.8% year on year to 116,655 units due, the SMMT said, to days lost to spring shutdown at some plants.
Year to date output was up 3.5% to 654,895 cars.
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The SMMT said demand for new cars in the EU continued to grow. Nonetheless, export production fell 10% to 94,767 though YTD volume rose 4.7% to 519,572.
So far this year, 79.3% of output has been exported.
“UK car manufacturing fell 9.8% in May, as some plants instigated spring shutdowns during the month,” said SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes. “The prospects for the coming months and years, however, are still bright; new UK built models will benefit from growing demand across Europe while significant investments in UK manufacturing operations are moving closer to production readiness.”
|
Car manufacturing |
May-13 |
May-14 |
% Change |
YTD-13 |
YTD-14 |
% Change |
|
Total |
129,355 |
116,655 |
-9.8% |
632,804 |
654,895 |
3.5% |
|
Home |
24,011 |
21,889 |
-8.8% |
136,542 |
135,323 |
-0.9% |
|
Export |
105,344 |
94,767 |
-10.0% |
496,262 |
519,572 |
4.7% |
|
% export |
81.4% |
81.2% |
|
78.4% |
79.3% |
|
