EV sales 'one bright spot' in dismal year for UK car output, says SMMT

Electrified vehicle output surges, up 29.6%, to more than a quarter of production

Mark Moran
27 January 2022

 

UK car production in 2021 fell -6.7% to only 859,575 units, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the worst total since 1956.

Output was 61,353 less than 2020, which itself was badly affected by coronavirus lockdowns, and -34.0% below pre-pandemic 2019.

Despite this, British car factories produced a record number of battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), turning out almost...

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