Xinhua, London :
China remained Britain’s third biggest trading partner after the European Union (EU) and the United States, as British car production achieved a 17-year high in 2016, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said Thursday.
China, the world’s largest car market, “remains a vitally important market for the UK automotive industry, as well as a crucial trading partner in terms of materials and components-relationships we wish to see thrive in the future,” said SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes.
China remains the third biggest export destination for British automotive industry as demand bounces back 3.1 percent after falling 37.5 percent the previous year, the latest report from the association said.
Top five British bestsellers in China last year included Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Discovery, Jaguar F Pace, MINI and Range Rover, it said.
According to the report, 1,722,698 vehicles rolled off production lines last year from some 15 manufacturers, an 8.5 percent uplift on the total production of 2015 and the highest output since 1999.
China remained Britain’s third biggest trading partner after the European Union (EU) and the United States, as British car production achieved a 17-year high in 2016, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said Thursday.
China, the world’s largest car market, “remains a vitally important market for the UK automotive industry, as well as a crucial trading partner in terms of materials and components-relationships we wish to see thrive in the future,” said SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes.
China remains the third biggest export destination for British automotive industry as demand bounces back 3.1 percent after falling 37.5 percent the previous year, the latest report from the association said.
Top five British bestsellers in China last year included Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Discovery, Jaguar F Pace, MINI and Range Rover, it said.
According to the report, 1,722,698 vehicles rolled off production lines last year from some 15 manufacturers, an 8.5 percent uplift on the total production of 2015 and the highest output since 1999.
