The strength in exports also offset a 5.1% decline in cars made for the UK domestic market. "A second consecutive month of growth for UK car production gives cause for optimism, though volumes are still well below pre-pandemic levels," SMMT CEO Mike Hawes said in a statement. The trend of a surge in the manufacturing of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-powered electric vehicles continued, with output in the segment soaring 75% in March, to 32,546 units. (Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)
April 28 (Reuters) - British car production rose for a
second consecutive month, climbing 6.1% year-on-year in March,
as the global shortage of semiconductors and other components
eased further, industry body Society of Motor Manufacturers and
Traders (SMMT) said on Friday.
In March, 81,605 cars were made in Britain, taking the
first-quarter output to 219,887 units - 6% higher than the
corresponding three-month period a year earlier.
Exports drove the growth in production by British car
makers, which rose 10.4% to 61,546 units and accounted for
almost eight in 10 cars manufactured in March.
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