UK car production leapt 44 per cent year-on-year in April.
A total of 98,290 cars were made in the UK in April 2010, emphasising how far the car industry cut production at the peak of the slump 12 months ago.
Overall car production for the year so far is 64.9 per cent up year-on-year.
SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt said the April figures reflected "a good start to the second quarter of 2010".
"A number of UK product launches and the introduction of new technologies are helping to sustain demand despite an expected slowdown following the end of the scrappage scheme," said Everitt.
"The home market saw a significant increase in the month, a positive indication of a strengthening economy and an improvement in consumer confidence."
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Re: UK car production jumps 44%
And is this benifitting the car buying public?, are garages running out of stock? no,i don't think so, i had a FORD dealer phone asking if i was selling my wife's car, next day a letter saying her car was due a service and an M.O.T, what they hadn't checked was that was previous phone records where they would have found that we traded the car 9 months ago!,now thar scrappage has finished, will car sales be so buoyant?, main stream (non-premium) are too dear at garage's, their bound to know that people can buy them much cheaper on super sites and still get the manufacturers warranty!