Coronavirus slashes UK car output as industry warns of big hit

LONDON (Reuters) - The British car industry faces losing output worth more than 8 billion pounds due to the coronavirus outbreak, which cut production in March by a third, falling to its lowest level since 2009, an industry body said on Thursday. The sector, Britain's biggest exporter of goods which employs more than 800,000 people, saw factories and dealerships begin to close from mid March with only some having set reopening dates for May. Automakers around the world have warned of the scale..