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Production down in September as UK Auto seeks stability to sustain record £7.9bn EV exports

SMMT

since 2017, with value rising six-fold to £7.9bn. 63,125 models rolled off factory lines, with output again restricted by severe supply chain issues affecting manufacturers, driving volumes down by -47.7% billion, since 2017. 2 SMMT calculations based on ONS, HMRC and SMMT data and covering the period 2017-2021.

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What is supply chain?

Fastener News Desk

The supply chain is the interconnected journey that raw materials, components, and goods take before their assembly and sale to customers. McKinsey & Company – Listen to the article: What is supply chain? In contrast, a value chain encompasses all the individual steps that are taken to create a marketable product.

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UK car production down but electric vehicle output surges to new record

SMMT

1 The main reasons for the depressed output were the crippling global shortage of semiconductors, which limited the ability to build cars in line with demand; significant structural changes, reflecting a loss of production at two volume manufacturing sites; and the impact of supply chain pauses in China due to Covid lockdowns.

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Turbocharge UK competitiveness to win Race to Zero prize, auto industry urges

SMMT

Industry urges government to get behind £67 billion automotive sector and pitch positively to the world to win green growth, jobs and prosperity. Sector sets out Green Automotive Transformation Strategy in response to global competition for EV production.

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Outrider obtains 11th U.S. patent for yard automation

Robotics Business Review

In 2017, we recognized that autonomously moving 50,000-lb. Since then, Outrider said it has completed tens of thousands of autonomous trailer moves for customers in the package shipping, consumer packaged goods, automotive manufacturing, retail and e-commerce, and intermodal industries. -based company.

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UK car production slumps, while EV manufacturing surges in 2022

AU Manufacturing

The depressed output also followed significant structural changes, reflecting a loss of production at two-volume manufacturing sites, and the impact of supply chain pauses in China due to lockdowns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2017, the value of BEV, PHEV and HEV exports has risen seven-fold, from GBP 1.3

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A tough year for UK automotive but record EV production gives cause for optimism

SMMT

2021 was challenging enough, but the latest UK automotive production figures out this week lay bare just how difficult was 2022. Since 2017 the value of our BEV, PHEV and HEV exports has risen seven-fold, from £1.3 The UK has eminent strengths in advanced manufacturing including automotive and we must build on those foundations.