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Carmakers ramp up preparations for a no-deal Brexit | Business | The Guardian

Carmakers ramp up preparations for a no-deal Brexit | Business | The Guardian | Economics in Education | Scoop.it
A host of major manufacturers move their business from UK regulators and stockpile parts

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Graham Watson's curator insight, January 21, 2019 2:57 AM

The UK car industry has been at the forefront of calls for clarity as regards Brexit, but is now making contingency plans in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

 

Yet another cost of this ongoing farce.

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Brexit: Car investment slumps as 'uncertainty bites'

Brexit: Car investment slumps as 'uncertainty bites' | Economics in Education | Scoop.it
Britain's car industry says uncertainty is "thwarting" the plans of some of Britain's biggest employers.

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Graham Watson's curator insight, June 26, 2018 2:16 AM

More Brexit uncertainty - this time manifest in lower levels of investment in the car industry. What Jeremy Hunt must think of people quoting accurate data is anyone's guess.

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Hard Brexit 'could increase cost of making a car in UK by £2,400'

Hard Brexit 'could increase cost of making a car in UK by £2,400' | Economics in Education | Scoop.it
Some carmakers would be forced to move production overseas if Britain falls back on WTO rules, report finds
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BMW to close Mini plant for a month post-Brexit

BMW to close Mini plant for a month post-Brexit | Economics in Education | Scoop.it
The factory will bring forward its annual shutdown to avoid disruption in case of a no-deal departure.

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Graham Watson's curator insight, September 18, 2018 1:08 PM

Yet more good news from the car industry, with BMW now saying that they are going to be shutting their Mini plant in Oxford for a month in the aftermath of Brexit, at the end of March 2019.

 

Ostensibly, this is to allow them to bring forward their summer maintenance shutdown to coincide with the possibility of this being a period of uncertainty, not least if there's no deal.

 

I'm sure that they'll be called charletans, nonetheless...

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Post-Brexit economy plan to be launched

Post-Brexit economy plan to be launched | Economics in Education | Scoop.it
The government's industrial strategy is aimed at lifting slowing UK growth and productivity.
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