UK car production fell to 76-year low for May as US tariffs hit exports

Tom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReutersUK car production sank to its lowest level for May since 1949 as US tariffs hit exports, an industry group has said.Production fell by nearly a third from a year earlier to 49,810 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which - excluding the 2020 Covid pandemic lockdowns - was the lowest figure for 76 years.Exports to the US halved as…