Car manufacturing dropped by virtually a 3rd in November, the nine successive month of decrease, according to brand-new numbers.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) stated 64,216 vehicles rolled off manufacturing facility lines, 27,711 less than in November in 2015.
Reasons for the decrease consisted of weak point in worldwide markets and the reality that manufacturing expanded substantially in November in 2015, stated the SMMT.
Car manufacturers are additionally retooling manufacturing facilities to make electrical automobiles.
More than 19,000 battery electrical, plug-in crossbreed and crossbreed electrical vehicles were made in November standing for virtually a 3rd of result.
In the year to day, complete UK auto result has actually dropped by simply under 13% to 734,562 systems– 108,787 less than the exact same duration in 2023 and virtually half a million except 2019 quantities, stated the SMMT.
Mike Hawes, SMMT president, stated: “These figures offer little Christmas cheer for the sector.
“While a decline was to be expected given the extensive changes under way at many plants, manufacturing is under pressure at home and abroad, with billions of pounds committed to new technologies, new models and new production tooling.
“Government can help by supporting consumers in the transition, fast tracking its industrial strategy for advanced manufacturing and, most urgently, reviewing the market regulation which is putting enormous strain on the sector.”
