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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Sean O'Grady

UK car production plummets to lowest level since 1954

The UK’s manufacturing downturn is ongoing - (PA Wire)

Car production in the UK has fallen almost to its lowest since 1954 last year, with some 779,584 units rolling off British production lines in 2024, 13.9 per cent down on 2023.

Only during the extraordinary conditions of the pandemic and its associated lockdowns was activity at a lower ebb.

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