UK vehicle production fell -15.8% YoY to 59,203 units in April 2025, the lowest April output since 1952 (excluding 2020), with both car and commercial vehicle segments declining amid holiday timing, model changeovers, and plant restructuring.

• Car production fell -8.6% YoY to 56,534 units, with exports down -10.1% and domestic output down -3.3%; EU and US exports fell -19.1% and -2.7%, while exports to China and Turkey rose 44.0% and 31.2%.
• Commercial vehicle production plunged -68.6% YoY to 2,669 units, driven by plant closures and normalization in HGV demand.
• CV exports dropped -75.8% YoY, led by a -78.9% fall in shipments to the EU; domestic CV output also declined -54.6% YoY.
• Year-to-date vehicle output is down -8.3%, with exports down -5.7% and domestic production down -15.5%.
• The SMMT calls for a robust industrial strategy to support UK manufacturing amid shifting global trade dynamics.

Total Vehicle Manufacturing

Car Manufacturing

Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing