Production of commercial vehicles in the UK by brand 2019-2020

Stellantis, resulting from the merger between Fiat Chrysler and the PSA Group, is the leading commercial vehicle producer based in the United Kingdom. The manufacturer owns the Vauxhall brand which operates its commercial vehicle plant in Luton. Stellantis recorded a production of some 49,700 vehicles in 2020. This was a decrease of around 9.6 percent compared to the previous year.
Since selling their first cars, Vauxhall established itself as a mainstay of the British automobile industry. Today it is the country’s oldest car brand still in production.

Commercial vehicle sales in decline

The sale of commercial vehicles in the United Kingdom declined in 2019 for a third year in a row, standing at around 365,800 units. This is a considerable drop from the the figure recorded in 2016, which was roughly 431,000 units. Registration figures echoed this development, dropping to under 292,700 in 2020 as a result of the Covid=19 pandemic.

Production in the EU

In the European Union, production of commercial vehicles dipped between 2018 and 2019, due to a decrease in medium-duty commercial vehicles production which was not offset by the region’s heavy-duty and light-duty truck output growth. The greatest share of such vehicles made were light units with a weight up to 3.5 metric tons, due in part to their use as delivery vehicles in urban areas.