Car production in the UK dropped by 44.4% in March, while the number produced in the first quarter of the year fell by almost 100,000 from 2021, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed.
Factories produced 76,900 cars last month, which was 38,598 less than in March 2021. The SMMT said it was the weakest March performance since the financial crisis in 2009.
In addition, the number of cars produced in Q1 of the year dropped 32.4%. Overall, the UK produced 207,347 - 99,211 fewer than Q1 of 2021.
Output for exports fell by 35%, while models for the domestic UK market dropped by 20.
