UK car output crashes on Brexit-induced shutdowns
Car production nosedives 44.5% in April, in eleventh successive monthly decline
30 May 2019 - 19:46
London — British car output almost halved in April as factories imposed shutdowns in the face of Brexit uncertainty and other sectorwide headwinds, industry data showed Thursday.
The nation’s car production nosedived 44.5% from the same month in 2018 to 70,971 vehicles, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)...
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