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UK commercial vehicle production boasts best February since 2008

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uplift in volume was the best February performance since 2008 1 and follows a particularly weak February last year as supply chain issues, notably semiconductor shortages, impacted manufacturing output. The post UK commercial vehicle production boasts best February since 2008 appeared first on SMMT.

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Best first quarter for CV production since 2008 despite March drop

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British CV production records best Q1 since 2008, rising by 27.4% in the first quarter of 2024, the best Q1 performance since 2008, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). to 32,626 units. Export volumes grow 57.9% Growth in January and February followed by -19.2% to 2,859 units.

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Commercial vehicle output records best May since 2008

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in best May performance since 2008. The sector’s performance was the strongest in May since 2008, surpassing its 10-year high for the month last year, and marking the second consecutive month of rising output. UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grows 36.9% Year-to-date output is some 47.6% above that in 2019.2

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CV production turns up heat for summer

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in best July since 2008. 1 Growth in the month was driven by easing supply chain challenges and ongoing demand from overseas markets – which grew 76.8% Commercial vehicle output soars 71.7% Demand grows at home and overseas, up 63.7% respectively. Year-to-date output rises 7.3%, now up 81.1% on pre-pandemic 2019. to 9,534 units.

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UK CV production grows 16.0% in best first half since 2011

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Best June since 2008 up, 23.0%, and rounds off third consecutive month of growth. 11,748 units were produced in June, up 23.0%, and it also marks the best first half year for UK van production since 2011, as supply chain constraints continue to ease. Best first half to a year since 2011 as CV output increases 16.0%

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Commercial vehicle production falls in May

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UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing fell for the third consecutive month in May, by -59.3%, as temporary supply chain challenges impacted output, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). to 3,027 units.

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CV production bounces back in September

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to 93,447 units in best first nine months since 2008. on 2023 and the best first nine months since 2008, after supply issues that blighted the second quarter dissipated in Q3.1 Production for export up by more than a third in the month while volumes for domestic buyers rise 10.1%. Year to date production grows by 8.5%