The U.K.’s auto sector is reeling from its worst month for production since 1952—when the Morris Minor ruled the country’s roads and Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne—as Trump’s tariff war added to a bearish environment for the country’s biggest carmakers.
U.K. plants producing cars like Range Rovers, Bentleys, and Toyotas pumped out 59,200 models in April, marking the lowest monthly output figure in more than 70 years, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Carmakers are set for their worst start to the year in production terms since 2009 and the depths of the Great Recession.
