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UK Car Output Rises for the First Time in 11 Months on EV Demand

Production rose 13% in May, as the number of electric vehicles rolling off assembly lines more than doubled.

A Nissan Qashqai sport utility vehicle in the inspection area of the automaker’s plant in Sunderland, northern England.

A Nissan Qashqai sport utility vehicle in the inspection area of the automaker’s plant in Sunderland, northern England.

Photographer: Ian Forsyth/Bloomberg
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Carmakers increased production in the UK for the first time in almost a year, as record-high petrol prices help accelerate the shift to electric vehicles.

UK car production rose 13% to 62,284 vehicles in May, the industry’s first month of growth since June of last year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said Thursday. Battery-electric vehicle output more than doubled.