London CNN —UK car manufacturing hit a 66-year low in 2022, as the closure of two plants, a global shortage of semiconductors and the effect of Covid lockdowns in China on auto supply chains crippled output.
“The relationship between the UK and the EU, especially as you electrify, is still fundamental to the success of UK car manufacturing,” he said.
UK factories made a record 234,066 electric vehicles in 2022, almost a third of all UK car production.
Aston Martin and Jaguar Land Rover, owned by India’s Tata Motors (TTM), are also positive about the prospects for electric vehicle manufacturing in the United Kingdom.
“Our continued investment in our UK facilities … will herald an exciting new era of electric car production in the UK,” the company said.