The sector continues to struggles with the global shortage of semiconductors and other components, which was exacerbated by the pandemic.
Car production continues to fall in the UK - almost 100,000 fewer vehicles were built in the first three months of this year than there were a year ago.
Manufacturing declined by almost a third in the first quarter as the industry struggles with the global shortage of semiconductors and other components, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders showed. In all, 207,347 new cars were built during the first quarter, down from 306,558 in the same three months in 2021, when pandemic restrictions were in place.
Production in March fell to 76,900 from 115,498 last year - the weakest March since the financial crisis in 2009. Seven in 10 cars made in the UK in March were built for export, with the EU taking the most, followed by the US and China, the SMMT said.Production for the UK market increased by 4.3%.
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