UK car manufacturing output fell 15.3% in October, the eighth consecutive month of decline, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Some 77,484 units left factory gates, 14,037 fewer than in the same month last year, with plants continuing their retooling to enable production of the next generation of zero emission vehicles. Some 24,719 battery electric, plug-in … [Read more...]
UK car plants thrive on exports not home sales
Car production went up 3.5% last month in the UK, said the SMMT. The car plants built 157,056 cars in October to meet a 5% rise in exports contrasting with 2.9% fall at home. The European car industry showed its resilience in October 2017, with new registrations totalling 1,202,877, an increase of 5.6% when compared to October 2016. This is the highest volume recorded for October since … [Read more...]
