Car output slips in October as UK and EU markets stall

SMMT: Latest production outlook downgrades expectations as new car markets in UK and overseas stall

UK car manufacturing output fell -15.3% in October, the eighth consecutive month of decline, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The news comes as industry calls for urgent action with weak EV demand and unsustainable business costs undermining UK manufacturing.

A total of 77,484 units left factory gates, 14,037 fewer than in the same month last year, with plants continuing their retooling to enable production of the next...