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Jocko · « **on:** May 16, 2020, 10:24:51 AM »

I see Nissan is looking at moving the manufacture of the Renault Kadjar and Captur models from Spain to Sunderland.

Basil · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2020, 11:12:00 AM »

Nissan: UK factory still under threat from no-deal Brexit:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52900528

peteo48 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2020, 11:26:53 AM »

Yes. WTO terms will kill off the Sunderland plant as they will involve a 10% tariff on exports. 70% of their production goes to the EU.

We have left the EU but it's vital that we maintain tariff free trade.

culzean · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2020, 12:08:59 PM »

Quote from: peteo48 on June 03, 2020, 11:26:53 AM

Yes. WTO terms will kill off the Sunderland plant as they will involve a 10% tariff on exports. 70% of their production goes to the EU.

We have left the EU but it's vital that we maintain tariff free trade.

Germany sells about 800,000 vehicles per year into UK - many more than they sell to USA for instance. Also UK is a high profit market. UK also a large market for a lot of German products like white goods. Everyone loses in a deal where tariffs are employed. Germany runs the EU and will not see its UK market shrink due to pure ideology and intransigence, and EU asking for far more from UK than they have from any other trade partner ' to teach us a lesson'.... they need get realistic.