Covid-19 slashes UK car output to level last seen in 1954

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Covid-19 slashes UK car output to level last seen in 1954
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Automotive industry has also lost at least 11,000 across the UK since the pandemic

The UK car industry produced the lowest number of vehicles in the first half of 2020 since 1954, when second world war rationing ended, as the coronavirus pandemic forced factory closures and prompted at least 11,000 automotive job losses.

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