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The first half of 2021 showed an overall recovery of 39.2%, which was slightly below the level the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) had expected. The SMMT reckons that registrations for the second quarter of 2021 were about 9,000 units lower than anticipated at the start of the year, partly thanks to the effect of the global semiconductor shortage. Nevertheless, the rise in the overall market in June of 28.0% is broadly in line with the slow recovery expected for this year.The biggest sign of changes in the market came from Vauxhall: just as the monthly figures for June were announced, the company said it would change Ellesmere Port production from Astras to mainly electric vans (and some electric cars). That means Vauxhall will have two factories making vans in the UK, Luton being the other, of course. |