Increased demand for British engine exports
230,634 engines made in UK this March, up 0.3% with year-to-date output stable.
Positive month for British engine exports, with overall demand up by 2.7%.
Bright future for sector with investments set to be realised throughout the year.
‘Engine manufacturing has seen a stable first quarter, and the outlook for the sector is very positive,’ said Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive. ‘UK manufacturers have committed major investments into building the next generation of low emission Euro-6 engines, and with these set to come to fruition this year, we expect output to accelerate in the coming months.’
Engine manufacturing Mar-14 Mar-15 % Change YTD-14 YTD-15 % Change
Total 229,959 230,634 0.3% 651,449 645,093 -1.0%
Home 81,448 78,129 -4.1% 229,885 227,905 -0.9%
Export 148,511 152,505 2.7% 421,564 417,188 -1.0%
% export 64.6% 66.1% 64.7% 64.7%
