UK vehicle production fell 15.5% in 2025, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). UK factories turned out a total of 764,715 units – 717,371 cars and 47,344 commercial vehicles, with output falling by 8.0% and 62.3% respectively. Volumes were constrained by a number of factors, including a cyber incident stopping production at Jaguar Land Rover; new tariffs on trade across the Atlantic; the consolidation of two CV plants into one (Stellantis/Vauxhall); and ...