UK August car output down on chip shortage

摘要

Car output in the UK fell by more than a quarter in Augustas the global semiconductor shortage and summer factoryshutdowns hit the sector’s productivity.The manufacturing of new cars in the UK fell by 27pcon the year to 37,236 units in August, marking the secondconsecutive month of year-on-year declines, according tofigures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers andTraders (SMMT).