UK car production fell 11.3% to 60,554 units in April 2022 from a year ago, amid ongoing chip shortages and supply chain issues, exacerbated by the Ukraine crisis. Soaring energy prices and slowing global markets also pressured the car industry, while supply chain disruptions in Ukraine, a major hub for automotive parts, has left many car makers scrambling to find alternative sources. "The UK car industry is exposed to a host of issues that are undermining output and competitiveness," SMMT CEO Mike Hawes said, calling for government relief akin to the kind given to energy-intensive industries such as steel to cope with surging electricity costs. Six in 10 cars exported in April were headed to the European Union, a 5% rise year-over-year. Production meant for the UK grew for the second month in a row, jumping 60% from a year earlier, when the pandemic had dented demand. source: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited (SMMT)

Car Production in the United Kingdom averaged 112674.43 Units from 1977 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 185157 Units in March of 2000 and a record low of 197 Units in April of 2020. This page provides - United Kingdom Car Production- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United Kingdom Car Production - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2022.

Car Production in the United Kingdom is expected to be 65000.00 Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Car Production is projected to trend around 99000.00 Units in 2023 and 109000.00 Units in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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UK Car Production Falls 11% in April
UK car production fell 11.3% to 60,554 units in April 2022 from a year ago, amid ongoing chip shortages and supply chain issues, exacerbated by the Ukraine crisis. Soaring energy prices and slowing global markets also pressured the car industry, while supply chain disruptions in Ukraine, a major hub for automotive parts, has left many car makers scrambling to find alternative sources. "The UK car industry is exposed to a host of issues that are undermining output and competitiveness," SMMT CEO Mike Hawes said, calling for government relief akin to the kind given to energy-intensive industries such as steel to cope with surging electricity costs. Six in 10 cars exported in April were headed to the European Union, a 5% rise year-over-year. Production meant for the UK grew for the second month in a row, jumping 60% from a year earlier, when the pandemic had dented demand.
2022-05-26
UK Car Production Drops 33.4% YoY in March
UK car production declined 33.4% year-on-year to 76,900 units in March 2022, as production volumes remained constrained by the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors and other components. The latest figure also marked the weakest March since the financial crisis in 2009, and was primarily driven by a 41.4% decrease in production for overseas markets. Exports to the US saw the greatest decrease during March, dropping by -63.8% year-on-year, largely due to the closure of a major plant in Swindon in July 2021 which manufactured for the US market, while exports to the EU declined by -24.5%. Despite this, seven in 10 cars (72.5%) made in the UK last month were built for export, with the EU taking the majority (67.0%), followed by the US (8.2%) and China (6.6%). Production for the domestic market, meanwhile, increased modestly by 4.3%, equivalent to 864 additional units.
2022-04-28
UK Car Production Plunges to Lowest in 13 Years
UK car production tumbled 41.0% year-on-year to the lowest number in 13 years of 61,657 in February 2022. The latest reading also marked the eighth straight month of decline in the production, amid ongoing disruption from chip shortages and Honda's closure of a car plant in last July. Manufacturers were also affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which were sources for electric wiring and for aluminium, palladium and nickel used in batteries, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In 2021, British car production sank to the lowest since 1965, due to the growing impact of semiconductor shortages, and is half of its level of five years ago. "The sector enter 2022 hopeful for recovery, but that recovery has not yet begun, and urgent action is now needed to help mitigate spiraling energy costs and ensure the sector remains globally competitive, SMMT added.
2022-03-25