November car production grows 5.7%

Electrified vehicle output rises 18.3% to 29,318 units and more than a third of production, says SMMT

UK car production grew for the second consecutive month in November, up 5.7% to 80,091 units, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The rise means UK car manufacturing output has grown in six of the past seven months despite global chip shortages and supply chain constraint. However, November’s performance was still down against historic levels, being -44.1% off the pre-pandemic five-year average for the month and...