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The UK is accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ when it comes to industrial policy around new electric car and battery tech.
This could hamper the UK’s ambition to be a global leader in zero-emission vehicle development, production and employment.
UK manufacturers could be hit with 10% tariffs from next year unless they can source electric vehicle parts and batteries locally.
Failure to bolster the supply chains for electric cars, coupled with looming post-Brexit tariffs, could cost the UK’s car industry over £100bn in growth, a leading industry group has warned.
Experts have warned that there is an "existential threat to the UK car industry" as manufacturers consider pulling out of the country.
Brexit risk dashes Sunderland plant's hopes of producing new model for export.
Brussels’ former Brexit chief urges collaboration on shared challenges and reflects on tumultuous talks.
Jaguar Land Rover joins Vauxhall maker Stellantis in criticising Brexit deal, piling pressure on Government
17/05/2023
The current Brexit deal is “unrealistic and counterproductive” for electric car manufacturing and needs to be changed, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has warned.
Senior figures at Honda told workers at the plant that robot technology to build electric cars was being delivered by boat, before the sudden announcement last week that the plant will close.
Ford has been stockpiling vehicles in the UK and moving engines in to Europe in advance of a hard Brexit.
Britain should continue following EU car regulations to avoid extra costs for consumers, says the boss of Ford. / Tim Slatter's comments come as car manufacturers prepare for the first major review of Britain's post-Brexit trade deal with the EU.
EVs being exported from the EU to the UK will still have tariffs on them from next year as a result of Brexit, despite a plea to defer the trade rule.
The European Union is about to formally reject a UK plea for special allowances for exports of electric cars in a post-Brexit trade deal.
‘We goofed it up, you have to fix it’, Ursula von der Leyen tells young people. / European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said young Britons could still reverse Brexit by deciding to re-join the EU in the years ahead.
Post-Brexit rules forcing European automakers to source more electric vehicle components from Britain or the EU could cost them up to 4.3 billion euros ($4.7 billion) in tariffs and hit output, a leading industry body said on Tuesday.
European car makers are calling for a three-year delay in post-Brexit trade rules around electric cars – warning of both a loss of production and a potential €4.3 billion (£3.7 billion) tariff hit.
'Brexit made it too risky to put a Gigafactory in the UK'
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has blamed Brexit as the reason why the firm chose Germany rather than Britain as the country to launch its new Gigafactory.
The UK is struggling to build a battery industry—and its new isolation isn't helping.
Manufacturers warn of ‘devastating price war’ on consumers if tariffs are enforced in 2024.
The new law protects vulnerable road users and comes into force on Monday.
Electric car prices set to rise by 10% from 2024: Brexit trade tariff to make them more expensive and delay price parity with petrols and diesels
13/12/2022
Many electric vehicles made and sold in the UK and Europe are set to become more expensive from 2024, which will delay price parity with petrol and diesel cars, it has emerged.
Electric vehicles moving between the UK and the EU face a 10 per cent tariff once a grace period expires in 2027.
Rules of origin force an increasing percentage of the value of an EV to be sourced from the UK or EU.