British Car Output in September Has Declined For 7 Consecutive Months

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         According to foreign media reports, industry data released by British Automobile Manufacturers and Trade Associations (SMMT) shows that in September this year, British automobile production fell for the seventh consecutive month because the factory gradually reduced the production of existing models in order to transform the transformation in order to transform the transformation , Prepare for the production of new zero -emission vehicles (ZEV).

 

        SMMT said that in September, a total of 70,039 cars in the UK were offline, a year -on -year decrease of 20.6%. This drop is due to the strong performance of September last year, which is the best output performance since 2020.

 

       Although the strict zero -emission vehicle in the UK stipulates that at least 22%of the new vehicle sales of automakers in 2024 must be pure electric models, British electric models in September (including pure electric vehicles, plug -in hybrid vehicles and hybrid vehicles) The output was 21,309 units, a year -on -year decrease of 37%.

 

       However, SMMT is expected to grow gradually with the production of the new models. By 2027, it is expected that the output of cars and light trucks in the country will exceed 1 million, and it may exceed 1.3 million by 2030.

 

       SMMT CEO Mike Hawes stated in a statement: “As the British automotive industry has experienced the most intense changes in the past century, the short -term output has fallen into expected, which is temporarily adjusted to exchange for long -term growth.”

 

       Earlier this month, SMMT issued an open letter to British Treasury Minister Rachel Reeves, calling on the new Labor government to provide incentives for private car buyers in the upcoming budget to accelerate the country’s transformation to electric vehicles.