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Demand for new cars fell by 39.5% last month compared with January 2020, new figures show.
Just 90,249 new registrations were recorded as showrooms across the country remained shut, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
It was the automotive industry’s weakest start to a year since 1970.
(PA Graphics)
SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said: “Following a £20.4 billion loss of revenue last year, the auto industry faces a difficult start to 2021.
“The necessary lockdown will challenge society, the economy and our industry’s ability to move quickly towards our ambitious environmental goals.
“Lifting the shutters will secure jobs, stimulate the essential demand that supports our manufacturing and will enable us to forge ahead on the road to zero.
Demand for new cars fell by 39.5% last month compared with January 2020, new figures show.
Just 90,249 new registrations were recorded as showrooms across the country remained shut, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
It was the automotive industry’s weakest start to a year since 1970.
(PA Graphics)
SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said: “Following a £20.4 billion loss of revenue last year, the auto industry faces a difficult start to 2021.
“The necessary lockdown will challenge society, the economy and our industry’s ability to move quickly towards our ambitious environmental goals.
“Lifting the shutters will secure jobs, stimulate the essential demand that supports our manufacturing and will enable us to forge ahead on the road to zero.
Sam Hancock4 February 2021 08:14
Johnson ‘risks humiliation’ over Cumbria coal mine
Nasa’s former senior climate scientist has penned an open letter to Boris Johnson, telling him to rethink the incoming Cumbria coal mine or risk being “vilified” by Britons for the rest of his time in office.
Dr James Hansen told the PM he had two choices: either to “change the course of our climate trajectory, earning the UK and yourself historic accolades” or “stick with business-almost-as-usual and be vilified around the world”.
“The contrary path is not so easy, but, with your leadership, it is realistic,” the expert told Mr Johnson.