Britain's car industry has been warned to expect another difficult year after data released today showed that production fell by a third in 2009, to its lowest level in 25 years.
Only 999,460 new cars were produced in Britain during the past year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced. This is the lowest annual output since 1984 and 30.9% less than in 2008. Commercial vehicle manufacturers were hit even harder by the recession, with the number of new models produced falling 55% last year to 90,679.
