UK Carmakers Warn ‘Alarming’ Energy Costs Risk Choking Output

Automakers in the UK warned that soaring energy costs are threatening a fledgling recovery in vehicle production.

While output rose 8.6% last month to 58,043 cars after supply-chain constraints improved, that’s still nearly 50% below pre-pandemic levels, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said Thursday. Last year’s July was the worst for the industry in more than six decades.