Whether it is due to the prospects of a chaotic Brexit, the ongoing scandals with dieselemmissioner, falling demand, or something completely different remains to be seen.
But the united states has difficult days, if we are to believe the latest figures.
the Production of new cars has fallen by more than 18 percent in January compared to the same period last year. It means that rolled about of 27,000 fewer cars out of the factories in January, than it did last January.
It writes the Auto Express.
in Particular, exports of cars from the Uk took a hard blow with the whole is 21.4 per cent fall, equivalent to more than every five sold eksportbil.
According to the media in particular because of the decrease in demand from China and the EU. While the chinese have purchased 72 percent fewer british cars, bought europeans, 20 percent fewer than in January.
the Uk is one of Europe’s largest car-producing countries. Last year rolled more than 1.5 million. cars out of the uk factories and out on the market. But also here, there was a decrease of over 9 percent compared to the year before.
the Director of the british automaker and dealer organisation SMMT, Mike Hawes, calls the figures ‘seriously troubling’.
– The most frightening in the figures is about investment in the automotive industry. Last year was a figure of 588 million. pound. The year before it was eur 1.1 billion. pound. And the year before that it was around 1.6 billion. pound, said Mike Hawes to Auto Express and adds:
– We had some good years on the way out of the recession, where it actually reached 5 billion. pound, so we are down to 588,6 million. the pound shows that the investment is at a standstill.
According to Mike Hawes keeps the whole of the british car industry the weather and hope for a Brexit-agreement between the Uk and the EU. The whole industry is on high alert because of the threat of a ‘no deal’divorce.
– We need an agreement, he said to Auto Express, and adds:
– the Uncertainty over Brexit has already done huge damage on the output, investment and jobs.
