Global pressures hold back April car production, reports SMMT

Decline driven by multiple factors, including chip shortage, model and structural changes.

UK car production fell -11.3% in April with 60,554 units rolling off factory lines, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The ongoing global shortage of semi-conductors, the impact of the war in Ukraine on supply chains, model changes and broader industry structural changes all contributed to a volatile month’s output.

These factors also had a significant effect on year-on-year export comparisons, with the closure of a...