India, May 29 -- UK automotive manufacturing registered its weakest start to a year since 2009, the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders, or SMMT, said Thursday.
Car and commercial vehicle production decreased 15.8 percent on a yearly basis to 59,203 units in April.
Auto production fell to the lowest level for the month since 1952, excluding 2020 when the first Covid lockdown effectively saw manufacturing cease, the lobby said. Moreover, the April result caps off the sector's weakest start to the year since 2009.
Production for home market and foreign market decreased 12.1 percent and 17.0 percent, respectively.
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