Car production falls as factories continue model transition

SMMT: Output reaches 41,271 units during traditionally quiet ‘summer shutdown’ month.

UK car production fell by -8.4% in August, according to new figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

With August conventionally a low output month due to summer shutdowns, the decline was equivalent to just 3,781 fewer units as 41,271 new cars rolled off production lines.

The decline continues the trend seen across the year, as factories wind down production of key models and retool for new – primarily electric – model production, following the...