UK factories’ output of new cars rose by 5.6% in July, compared with the same month a year ago, as production for the home and export markets rebounded.
A total of 69,127 cars left UK plants last month, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 14,211 remained in the UK, compared with 54,916 shipped abroad. Although the proportion of cars exported dropped by 1.5%, the total number of cars shipped abroad rose by 3.7%, to 52,963.
