Demand for domestic vehicles in October represented the biggest monthly increase in 2013 UK car manufacturing.
“UK car manufacturing for the home market increased strongly in October raising the year's performance 26.6% ahead of 2012,” said Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive. “More than 15 brands build 50-plus models of car across the UK with volume and niche offerings providing a wealth of choice for our home and export markets. With European demand showing early signs of recovery, we expect production to continue positively in the coming months.”
Engine manufacturing also had a strong October with production at over two million units for the year, and output growing by 6.5% to 254,480 units.
Meanwhile, commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing continued to slide:
“The downward trend in CV production continued in October, given continually low levels of demand across the EU and structural and model changes in the UK,” said Hawes. “Despite some areas of good news, with UK bus and truck manufacturing growing in the month, the domestic CV manufacturing outlook remains negative for the rest of the year.”
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