Car production has risen by 13.9% in September to 139,283 units.

However, commercial vehicle production took a 6.9% drop to 19,953 which gave a total vehicle production rise of 10.8% in September and a 2.1% rise year-to-date.

Christopher Macgowan, SMMT chief executive, said: “As forecast last September, new vehicles from Mini, Honda, Land Rover and Nissan have all contributed to this increase and stabilised the market.”

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