Uk Car Production
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New car registrations soar in May
Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders this week revealed that new car registrations in the UK grew 11 per cent in May to 180,111 units. The SMMT was quick to point out that demand for private registrations climbed
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Exclusive - Vauxhall boss: We can't rule out more factory down time
Vauxhall hasn't ruled out shutting its UK factories for another "down week" this year following the plants' closures at the end of September. If the economic situation continues to deteriorate in Europe, the manufacturer
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Land Rover factory works around the clock
The Land Rover factory in Halewood, near Liverpool started three-shift, 24-hour working yesterday for the first time in its 50-year history. With demand for the new Evoque continuing to outstrip supply, Land Rover has trebled its Halewood
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UK car production up 14.1%
There can't be many sectors in the UK boasting double digit growth right now – or ones which export 63% of output. However, UK car production in the first half of the year rose 14.1% to hit 750,000, which means an annual rate of
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Vauxhall's UK factory to survive?
The official announcement is expected any day now, but the odds of Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant surviving appear to have improved. Rumours from Germany suggest that General Motors' current plan is to concentrate Astra production in
