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British commercial vehicle production falls -15.5% in 2020 to just 66,116 units, the lowest annual output since 1933.

UK car manufacturing output falls -29.3% in 2020 to 920,928 units, the lowest total since 1984.
Production for UK and overseas markets declines -30.4% and -29.1% but more than eight in 10 cars still head abroad.
Latest independent outlook forecasts car output to reach one million units in 2021, but much depends on Covid recovery, market confidence and new cross-channel rules.

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The news that the UK will be home to additional battery production in the North East is hugely positive and an essential step in the transformation of the automotive sector to electric motoring.

For the third year in a row, grey remains the UK’s favourite new car colour, followed by black and white.
Yellow increases its market share by 50% but red suffers its worst year since 1997.
Grey is top shade for both petrol and diesel cars, while white most in demand for BEVs, and black for PHEVs.

UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations end 2020 down -20.0%, some 73,121 units fewer than last year.

UK annual new car registrations drop to 1.63 million in toughest year for market since 1992.
Covid-enforced showroom closures drive overall demand down -29.4% – a 680,076-unit decline equivalent to £20.4bn in lost turnover.
Best-ever year for electric cars with battery and plug-in hybrid vehicles market share up to 10.7%.
Investment in charging infrastructure and battery gigafactories now essential to reboot industry and meet post-Brexit electrification challenge

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With just hours from ratification to implementation, government should provide specific additional phase-in periods for administration requirements.