Nissan Embraces Post-Brexit Britain For Auto Production, May Double Output. “In certain circumstances, our competitiveness is improved. For some of the cases it is par. It depends on which car, but competitiveness is definitely improved in electric vehicles” Nissan of Japan, in an apparent change of direction, said Britain’s Brexit deal will be an overall […]
Electric Car Turmoil Will Make Brexit A Comparative Breeze. “To meet the Commission’s objective, we would need to see an almost 50-fold increase in zero-emission cars in circulation on our roads in just 10 years” Automakers are having hysterics about the impact on their sales and profits if the European Union (EU) and Britain fail […]
Auto Makers Euphoric After Brexit Deal, Potential Chaos Avoided. “Britain will have to reckon with a further creeping dismantling of its auto industry” Europe’s auto manufacturers were breathing sighs of relief as a Brexit free trade deal was agreed between the EU and Britain, and first reports of its details showed potential hurdles like rules […]
British Auto Makers’ Nervousness Over EU Trade Deal Looks Overcooked. “the cost of failure had risen to $74 billion, while “no deal” would cut Britain’s vehicle production by two million over the next 5 years” (yea sure). Britain’s trade deal, or the dread lack of one after leaving the European Union (EU), is worrying the […]
Britain’s Auto Industry Demands Favorable Brexit Deal. “Critical questions remain unanswered. With the industry’s competitiveness built on Just-in-Time deliveries, companies cannot afford any supply chain delays so clarity is vital,” Britain’s auto industry painted a bleak picture of its future if the country fails to agree a free-trade deal with the European Union (EU), saying […]
Toyota Might Be A Lone Victim Of Latest Brexit Talks Hurdle. “Nissan has lots of Renault options, but Toyota is the big issue. Quite a lot of content, mainly for its hybrids from Japan, do not have enough local content from the EU or the U.K. What will they do? Britain’s auto industry has become […]
EU, British Auto Makers Say Free Trade Deal Failure Will Cost $130 billion. “ONS data shows WTO might not be a disaster for U.K. Auto” The European Union (EU) and Britain must urgently seal a free-trade trade deal because failure would cost Europe’s automotive industry about €110 billion ($130 billion) in lost trade over five […]
Brexit & Beyond for UK Auto. Alan Tovey, Business Editor “Daily Telegraph” reviewed this book and wrote: “This is basically THE reference book for anyone interested in UK automotive. It’s the ground zero of informed thinking.”Brexit will bring many changes to the UK – and none more so than in the auto industry. This follow […]
Brexit Finally Happening, But Investment Awaits Clarity. “There are carmakers waiting for concrete details on future trade to make decisions over their U.K. operations” Automotive manufacturers operating in Britain were relieved that the Conservative Party’s victory at the election on December 12 indicated that the long controversy over Brexit might end soon, although they probably […]
Brexit Bad News For Automakers, But Some See Liberation. “I think Britain and the British people have made the wrong decision and that means the industry will go down and down and down” “UK’s remarkable success when trading under WTO rules” Britain’s automotive manufacturers and importers are almost 100% in agreement that Brexit is a […]
