Car production rebounds in August after early shutdowns

British car production leapt by almost 41 percent in August compared with the same month last year, bringing output in the first eight months of the year to over 1 million for the first time since 2008, an industry body said on Thursday. Boosted by earlier-than-usual summer shutdowns which largely took place in July this year, total production in August rose to 99,910 cars, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. British car production fell by 11.2 percent in July as changes