UK automobile and business car manufacturing declined -11.6% in February, to 82,178 models.
Automobile output falls for twelfth month in a row, down -7.6% to 73,814 models, with CV volumes declining -35.9% to eight,364 models.
Producers turned out 10,787 fewer vehicles, vans, vans, taxis, buses and coaches than in February the 12 months earlier than, with a number of components at play, notably comfortable markets at house and abroad, mannequin changeovers and plant restructuring.
Within the twelfth consecutive month of decline for automobile manufacturing, the lion’s share of output was for export, with greater than eight-in-10 models shipped overseas within the month and volumes up 1.3% to 60,034 models.
Automobile manufacturing for the UK market, in the meantime, fell -33.3% to 13,780 models. The EU remained the biggest marketplace for UK automobile exports, taking 53.5%, adopted by the US (19.7%) and China (6.3%).
Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Government, mentioned: “These are worrying occasions for UK car makers with automobile manufacturing falling for 12 months in a row, rising commerce tensions and weak demand.
The market transition is just not preserving tempo with ambition and, whereas the business can ship development – and inexperienced development at that – it wants insurance policies to ship that actuality.
“It was disappointing, subsequently, to listen to a Spring Assertion that did nothing to alleviate the strain on producers and, furthermore, confirms the introduction subsequent month of further fiscal measures which can really dissuade customers from investing.
“With out substantive regulatory easements our manufacturing viability stays in danger and the UK’s transition to zero emission mobility below menace.
