The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) in the UK said a total of 76,451 units rolled out of factory lines in the country in July, a 31.6% increase over the year earlier.
- car production rose for the
sixth consecutive month - total number of cars produced, however, remained 29.4% lower from the pre-pandemic levels seen in July 2019
- automakers continued to
recover from global chip shortages, said the industry body - “Six months of growth shows that British car production is
recovering and, with electrified models increasingly driving
volumes, the future is more positive,” said SMMT Chief Executive
Mike Hawes. - Production of latest high-tech hybrid electric (HEV),
plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose
about 74% to 30,180 units, representing almost two in every five
cars manufactured in July.