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Image Caption The largest car production plant last year was the Nissan plant in Sunderland.
Car production in the UK increased 5 8 2011, industry figures show.
The Company automakers and Traders SMMT said the production had finished the year with a June 1 rise in December, producing a total of 1,343,810 vehicles in the year.
The SMMT said record exports were the main driver of growth, with more than 80 vehicles exported.
Although production increased last year, the SMMT said last week that car sales in the UK decreased 4 April 2011.
Engine production also increased 4 9 to just over 2 to 5 million, despite a slight Down 1 3 December.
UK vehicle and engine production continues to lead the recovery in manufacturing, said Paul Everitt, chief executive of the SMMT.
It is essential that industry and government continue to work in partnership to maximize the opportunities at all levels of the supply chain in the UK and encourage investment in research and development, skills and new plants and machinery.
many automakers UK hugely successful at the moment, with production levels rising in response to strong demand from overseas markets.
Export more cars help the British economy It brings foreign earnings, and a growing manufacturing sector creates new jobs.
But even if the accounts of the automotive industry for 740,000 jobs in the UK, less than 150,000 people are directly employed in the manufacturing sector.
The rest - nearly 600 000 people - work in retail, supply and maintenance.
In other words, with car sales falling in the UK, the vast majority of industry members are having a hard time.
The Nissan plant in Sunderland produced the most cars last year, more than 480,000, which marked an increase of 13 5 of the previous year.
Ellesmere Port and Vauxhall factories in Solihull and Halewood Land Rover also saw large increases in production.
But the Honda factory in Swindon, Castle Bromwich website Jaguar and Mini Site Oxford all saw production declines.
The Minister of Business Mark Prisk said the UK had outperformed the global automotive market.
We have some of the best plants in the UK are among the most productive in Europe, he said.
investment of several billion pounds and the creation of new jobs in the automotive sector demonstrates that the UK can compete successfully for companies worldwide.
The Unite union said that the numbers of car production have a glimmer of hope in dark times, but urged the government to help growth to continue in the industry.
With the right investment, the right product and especially a skilled workforce and dedicated British manufacturing can be a success, said Tony Burke, Unite Assistant General Secretary.
But the overall production of the UK does not work well because the government has no strategy to support the sector.
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