US EditionVehicle production in the UK falls to 73-year low
UK vehicle production dropped to its lowest since 1952 due to cyberattack, tariffs, and plant closures, with electric vehicles reaching a record 41.7% of output, SMMT reported.
- On Jan. 29, 2026, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said total vehicle production dropped 15.5% to 764,715 units, its lowest level since 1952.
- Amid tariff uncertainty and factory restructuring, a September cyberattack at Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover halted production for six weeks, while Vauxhall's Luton closure and Stellantis consolidation constrained output.
- Car output fell 8% to 717,371 units, while commercial vehicle volumes plunged 62.3% to 47,344 last year, SMMT data show.
- With roughly 78% of cars destined for export, exports declined-7.9% to 555,826 units while December 2025 car production rose 17.7% to 53,003 units, ending four months of decline.
- SMMT expects car production to rise more than 10% to about 790,000 units in 2026, while production of 298,813 BEV/PHEV/HEV units rose 8.3%, Mike Hawes said, "2025 was the toughest year in a generation for UK vehicle manufacturing.
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UK CAR AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURING (data for December and FY 2025) Hi-res charts available via Dropbox: https://www.dropbo/scl/fo/8pskgvu0pspx9u6ueezx7/ADFoByA30j35QgD6fuNPlXE?rlkey=4yq5xdkri6rdzppkgh1eqlmte&st=o1ruv9dj&dl=0 Vehicle production down -15.5% in 2025 as 764,715 cars and commercial vehicles leave factories. Car output falls -8.0% while CV volumes decline -62.3% as industry restructures amid cyber incident and tariff uncerta…
The year 2025 will remain in the annals for overseas manufacturers, with an overall volume falling to 764,715 vehicles, a fall of 15.5%. If hopes now rest on the arrival of new electric models and a possible takeover by Chinese investors, the threat of new customs barriers with the European Union is hovering like a sword of Damocles. A British storm that does not end The figures published by the SMMT (the British Manufacturers' Association) conf…
UK Car Production DOWN by 8.2% in 2025 - thanks mainly to Jaguar Land Rover
Car manufacturing in the UK fell by 8.2% in 2025 – the lowest in a decade – due mainly to cyber attacks and tariffs. 2025 was a bit of a torrid year for car manufacturing in the UK, with some particularly poor months, like September down by 27.1% and May down by a whopping 31.5%, […] The post UK Car Production DOWN by 8.2% in 2025 – thanks mainly to Jaguar Land Rover appeared first on Cars UK.
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