India, Feb. 27 -- UK car production logged a double-digit decline in January reflecting weakness in key markets combined with planned model changeovers, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, or SMMT, said Thursday.
In January, vehicle production slid 17.7 percent from a year ago. Factories rolled out 71,104 cars and 6,908 commercial vehicles. In the same period last year, there was a bumper performance, when car and commercial vehicle output climbed 21.0 percent and 27.5 percent.
Production for home market declined 30.5 percent and that for exports decreased 13.4 percent from the previous year.
Data showed that production of battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hybrid vehicles grew 1.5 percent to 30,028 units. This accounted f...