UK car output up by 1.5%
Automobile
production in
UK soared by 1.5% in the second quarter compared with the previous three-month period, according to official figures. However, the figures reveal that total car
production recorded a 1.1% drop compared to the same period of last year.
National Statistics office said that vehicle
production for the domestic market showed a 4.7% rise while
production allocated for the export market fell by 1.4%.
On an annual basis,
production allocated for the local market decreased by 6.7% while export
production rose by 1.7%.
These figures mark that
UK's
automotive market shows a strong growth.