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Vehicle production dips amid EV transformation and market pressures

SMMT: 4.0% growth in commercial vehicle production fails to offset -13.9% decline in car output

Mark Moran
30 January 2025

 

UK vehicle production dipped below one million units in 2024, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Factories turned out 779,584 cars and 125,649 commercial vehicles (CVs), a total of 905,233 units and -11.8% lower than in 2023.

While CV output grew by 4.0%, its best level since 2008, multiple factors impacted car volumes, with the end of production for some long running models as factories retooled for EVs, weakness in key global...

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