“Dismal year” for UK car production as global chip shortage bites - worst for 65 years @SMMT
… though avoiding No Deal tariffs etc has released investments in future electric capacity for future…
bbc.co.uk/news/business-…
… though avoiding No Deal tariffs etc has released investments in future electric capacity for future…
bbc.co.uk/news/business-…
1956 was the last time we saw so few cars produced, also the year that the UK lost its title as being the world’s biggest exporters of cars… to Germany.
(German post-war success in part, eg Volkswagen, down to RAF Major Hirst restarting Beetle production at Wolfsburg)
(German post-war success in part, eg Volkswagen, down to RAF Major Hirst restarting Beetle production at Wolfsburg)
1956 was also the Suez crisis, which brought petrol rationing, and led to the creation of the fuel efficient Mini, which in 2021, under German ownership, was the UK’s most exported car….
Striking that UK car production in 2016 was 1.72 million (a 17 year high), and that has now almost exactly halved (tiny bit over) to 859k by 2021… as replies in thread are asking about.
That trend tho also seen eg in Germany (-46%) 5.75m to 3.1m
That trend tho also seen eg in Germany (-46%) 5.75m to 3.1m
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