UK car production rose by 16 percent in September helped by a rise in exports, an industry body said.
British car output rose 15.5% year on year to 158,281 units in September, according to The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Year-to-date volume was 3.3% up to 1,169,408.
Honda will delay the construction of a planned $822 million plant in China as demand slows in the world's largest auto market.
The UK commercial vehicle industry more than doubled its output in September to 9,811 units, data from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed. With key new models now up to full production - and sales helped by the ongoing recovery in Europe - output last month increased 103.6% over September last year.
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Daimler said on Thursday (22 October) it had set new records for unit sales and revenue in the third quarter of 2015. Revenue rose 13% year on year to EUR37.3bn on sales (also up 13%) of 720,000 cars and commercial vehicles. Sales of 508,400 units set a new quarterly record at Mercedes-Benz Cars.
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Hyundai Motor has reported that net income for the three months to the end of September declined 25% on last year to 1.2 trillion win (around US1.1bn) as it was hit by a fall in sales in China.
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