UK car production plummets to 1956 level

January 28, 2022

The British car industry suffers its worst period of decline. National output of vehicle production sunk with a third compared to the last ‘normal’ year. The numbers are on a par with those from 1956 (pictured) /Aston Martin

The output of the British car industry sunk to a significant low in 2021. With 859 575 vehicles assembled, it reached the same level as in 1956. The fall in production was at 6,7% compared to the pandemic year 2020, and down by more than a third compared to the last ‘normal’ year, 2019. “Last

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