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Battery electric vehicles held a 26.5% share of the sales, according to new figures.

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as former PM criticises Bank of England and claims UK faces ‘economic doom loop’

British car output fell 7.3% in the first six months of the year, while van and other commercial vehicle production plummeted by 45.4%.

New vehicles declined 12% in first six months of this year as Trump’s tariffs caused chaos, SMMT figures show

The SMMT said the reduction was mainly due to ongoing model changeovers, restructuring and the impact of US tariffs.

Proposed relief on standing charges was included in the Industrial Strategy published on Monday.

Vehicle production in the United Kingdom fell to its lowest level in 70 years after a combination of poor holiday timing and tariff uncertainty, according to Wards Auto. Citing the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the UK built just 59,203 units in April, the lowest monthly level since 1952,…

Nearly 33,000 new EVs hit the roads, but plug-in hybrid sales grow by over 50 per cent

The last time the U.K. produced this few cars, Queen Elizabeth had just ascended to the throne and the Morris Minor was a bestseller.