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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Sean O'Grady

UK car production slumped by 15.5 per cent in 2025 as industry faced ‘worst year in a generation’

The British motor industry suffered “its worst year in a generation” in 2025 with the number of vehicles built down by 15.5 per cent, according to a new report.

Some 764,715 cars and commercial vehicles left factories last year in what Mike Hawes, the chief executive of the society of motor manufacturers and traders (SMMT), called a “tough” year.

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