As the UK approaches the decisive moment in its struggle to leave the EU, after three years of debate and negotiation, now seems like a very good time to take a look at the state of the country’s automotive industry in the run up to Brexit. No doubt there will be some changes – quite possibly drastic ones – to sales, production and export figures once the UK is finally out of the EU, so an update will surely be needed in the coming months.
One of the reasons why industry associations have been fighting so hard to avoid a situation in which the UK “crashes out” of the EU with no deal is because existing automotive manufacturing, logistics and sales activites sprawl across both sides of the Channel. This involves both inbound and outbound aspects of the supply chain – and billions of pounds worth of components and finished vehicles.
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