UK car production collapses 18% as industry warns of 'clear and present danger' from no-deal Brexit
28/02/2019
Car companies paying additional and potentially pointless costs every day that leaving the EU with no deal remains on the table, says trade body.
Production of four of Nissan's car models in Sunderland fell by 10.7% in 2018 according to SMMT research.
The firm, which employs thousands of people in Sunderland, will reportedly make the announcement on Monday.
Fresh inward investment in the sector plummeted in 2018, down 46.5 per cent on 2017 to just £588.6m.
No-deal Brexit risks 'destroying' UK car industry with effects to be felt within hours, trade body warns
15/01/2019
Manufacturers would feel effects 'within hours' of country crashing out of EU, says SMMT boss as MPs prepare for crucial vote on Theresa May's proposals