Commercial vehicle manufacturing records best year to date since 2010

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production output is up 289.1% on the same period in 2019.

Output in the year to date remains up by 13.6% at 41,039 units – the sector’s best performance since 2010.

This performance was driven by robust export demand, up 30.3% on the same period last year.

Seven in 10 commercial vehicles produced in the first four months were destined for export, with the EU responsible for the lion’s share at 96.8%.3 Manufacturing for UK customers, meanwhile,...