Automotive Manufacturing Update
23rd December 2014
Automotive Manufacturing Update
UK car manufacturing sees best year-to-date performance since 2008, producing 1,132,017 units – up 0.6%. Its strongest run of growth in 6 years, despite a drop in production in September.
Breaking records year on year is testament to the whole supply chain
With production figures for the UK domestic market up 17.7% in September, the new car market continues to thrive. It never ceases to amaze me how the automotive industry continuously pushes the envelope. Its ability to break records year on year is testament to the whole supply chain. With constant pressure to continuously improve efficiencies, its great news that we're yielding the best year-to-date performance for six years and comfortably surpassing one million units.
All this despite output falling 22.1% in August
With manufacturers taking additional holiday shutdown, it was understandable outputs dropped. August is typically the quietest month for new car sales as people holiday. Never the less car production fell 22.1% when compared to the same period in 2013. This may because some key automotive manufacturing plants took extra shutdown. Some of these shutdowns were to implement changes and investment designed to make the manufacturing process more efficient in the future.
As JFK said...
"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining."
Investment by the automotive manufacturing sector into new models means the September figures took a dip because some manufacturing plants underwent re-tooling. However, it's the new models from these plants which will help increase future production volumes. So the outlook is good as growth is expected in coming months as new investments into UK engine production and automotive manufacturing facilities take hold.
Jeff Hyde, Finance Director and Company Secretary,
Rudolph and Hellmann Automotive
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