The British car industry continued its recovery from the pandemic in July, with a 31.6% year-on-year increase in production.
In total, 76,451 cars were built in the UK last month, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT).
Almost two in five cars made in July were hybrid, plug-in hybrid or battery-electric, according to the SMMT
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Some 76,000 cars were built in the UK in July
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If ever a story was spun in an unrealistically positive way, this is it. So production is down, and 60% of what remains is of full combustion vehicles that are in their last production cycle before being legislated against.