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UK production had weakest March since 2009 on chip shortage, Ukraine

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Mini production is pictured in Oxford, England.
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Reuters
April 28, 2022 08:06 AM

UK car production fell 33 percent last month, marking the weakest March since the financial crisis in 2009, as the global shortage of chips and the Ukraine conflict impacted automakers.

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