Car industry enjoys its best month for 17 years as export demand grows
The British car industry enjoyed its best month for 17 years in March as strong export demand dramatically increased production levels.
A total of 170,691 vehicles rolled off production lines last month, an increase of 7.3% on the same month last year and the biggest month for the industry since 2000.
Effectively, one car was exported every 20 seconds in March with export demand up 10.6% on previous year. Of the 170,691 vehicles made in March, 76.7% (130,838) were destined for overseas markets.
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