'The future is more positive': Electrified models lead surge in UK car production

James Murray
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'The future is more positive': Electrified models lead surge in UK car production

UK manufacturing of battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hybrid models nearly doubles in the first seven months of the year to over 200,000 units

The increasingly critical role of electric vehicles (EVs) within the UK auto industry was further underlined today, after the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) confirmed that two in every...

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