Polish automotive production up by 4.9% in H1 2014

The value of sold production in Polish automotive sector rose by 4.9 percent in H1 2014 and was worth PLN 58 billion, according to the Polish Automotive Industry Association and consultancy KPMG report. If you take into account higher production costs, the increase would amount to 6.3 percent. In the first six months of 2014, Polish factories produced 323,300 motor vehicles (3.3 percent rise year-to-year), including 59,8 thousands trucks and delivery vans (6 percent increase y/y), 261,300 passenger cars (2.6 percent increase) and 2,180 buses (up by 26.6 percent). Export of Polish-made car parts rose by 6.6 percent in H1 2014 and was worth €6.3 billion.