UK Car Output Slumps As Chip Shortages Bite
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published September 30, 2021 | 09:00 AM
London, Sept 30 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Sep, 2021 ) :UK car production slumped 27 percent in August compared with a year earlier on production stoppages, notably owing to the global shortage of semiconducters, an industry body revealed Thursday.
"Another significant decline for UK car production is extremely worrying both for the sector and its many thousands of workers nationwide," said Mike Hawes, chief executive at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
"While not the only factor at play, the impact of the semiconductor shortage on manufacturing cannot be overstated," the SMMT head added in a statement.
The organisation added that output was affected also by manufacturers' seasonal factory shutdowns.
Britain's mainly foreign-owned car industry, featuring the likes of Jaguar, Nissan and Vauxhall, made a little over 37,000 vehicles in August, down from about 51,000 one year earlier.
After a strong recovery at the beginning of the year, a global shortage in computer chips -- key components in both electric and conventional vehicles -- has held back car production worldwide.
The renewed scarcity is in part the result of renewed curbs over outbreaks of Covid-19, in particular in Malaysia, where key semiconductor production facilities are located.
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