Two in each 5 (39.5%) automobiles made within the UK are actually both high-tech hybrid electrical (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) or battery electrical autos (BEVs), based on the most recent figures from the Society of Motor Producers and Merchants (SMMT).

July noticed 30,180 electrical autos rolling off UK manufacturing traces, a large 74% enhance in comparison with July final 12 months.

Since January, UK automobile makers have now turned out greater than 200,000 of those autos, virtually double the quantity produced in the identical interval final 12 months, and a complete of 526,619 automobiles total, a rise of 14.2% year-on-year.

Whole UK automobile manufacturing in the meantime surged in July, rising 31.6% to mark the sixth consecutive month of development with 76,451 autos destined for each home and export markets.

The SMMT mentioned this demonstrated automobile makers had been recovering from latest difficulties, similar to international chip shortages, though output remained -29.4% decrease than pre-pandemic July 2019.

Manufacturing output for the UK rose 13.7% to 13,187 items within the month whereas exports elevated greater than a 3rd (36.1%) to 63,264 items, representing by far the majority of all manufacturing in July.

Greater than eight-in-ten (82.8%) automobiles made had been shipped abroad, with the highest vacation spot markets being the EU, US, China, Japan and Australia. Mixed they accounted for nearly 85% of all UK automobile exports final month.

Mike Hawes, SMMT chief government, mentioned: “Six months of development reveals that British automobile manufacturing is recovering and, with electrified fashions more and more driving volumes, the longer term is extra optimistic. Current funding bulletins have undoubtedly bolstered the sector however international competitors stays robust.

“If we’re to draw additional funding and produce the following technology of zero emission fashions and applied sciences, we’d like a coherent technique that builds on our strengths and helps all features of superior automotive manufacturing.”

Responding to the most recent SMMT figures, John Veichmanis, CEO of carwow, mentioned: “It feels significantly related that UK manufacture of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electrical automobile volumes is up once more this month.

“However whereas there’s urge for food for individuals to modify to EV, a scarcity of infrastructure nonetheless places many individuals off. The continuing development in EV manufacturing is optimistic for the British automotive business, nevertheless it have to be matched by funding in infrastructure to encourage extra personal consumers to think about EVs within the coming years.”

SMMT mentioned the most recent unbiased manufacturing outlook is forecasting complete UK automobile manufacturing of round 860,000 items this 12 months, a rise of 10.9% on 2022, with the potential for returning to the million mark in 2028.