Data from the industry group shows:
- 1.65 million new cars were registered in Britain in 2021, 1.0% more than in 2020 but 28 7% fewer than in 2019
SMMT comments:
- "It's been another desperately disappointing year for the car industry as COVID continues to cast a pall over any recovery. Manufacturers continue to battle myriad challenges above all, the global semiconductor shortage which is decimating supply,"
I posted yesterday on a worry for recovering from the chip shortage:
