Figures for November showed the lowest production for the month since 1984 but there were positive results for EV production, notably at the Mini plant in Oxford
Production for both domestic and export markets was down by 18.8% and 30.4% respectively in the month, with around 30,500 fewer cars produced. The SMMT reported that up to the end of November UK vehicle manufacturing has produced just more than 797,000 vehicles, almost 432,800 fewer than pre-pandemic 2019.
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