FEBRUARY'S UK car output increased by 3.5% to 141,093 units, latest figures show. Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Christopher Macgowan said: 'The positive trend in UK manufacturing continued in February as car output saw its sixth consecutive month of growth.

Lifted by the success of a number of key models, production for export remained strong, accounting for nearly two thirds of the total volume.'

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