India, April 25 -- Edited third para
UK auto production logged a double-digit growth in March but the expansion was not sufficient to offset the first quarter decline, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, or SMMT, said Friday.
Production of cars and commercial vehicles advanced 17.1 percent year-on-year in March. Production for home market climbed 4.7 percent and that for foreign market surged 23.4 percent.
However, overall auto production declined 6.3 percent in the first quarter from the last year. Production for domestic market plunged 16.3 percent and that for exports eased 2.5 percent.
Car production slid 3.2 percent and commercial vehicle output decreased 27.1 percent in the first quarter.
The lobby observed that produ...