Showing:
◈ rules of origin×
Some UK carmakers and drivers face higher costs under the Brexit trade agreement, with an expert warning little-noticed parts of the deal are a “big loss” for Britain.
'Trade in goods significantly harder under Brexit deal' says EU Goods Sub-Committee report
25/03/2021
The EU Goods Sub-Committee has published its report, Beyond Brexit: trade in goods, examining what the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) means for trade in goods.
David Bailey examines the potential impact of new ‘rules of origin’ requirements for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) under the Brexit trade deal, arguing that tariffs on UK-EU BEV trade would be self-defeating when both the UK and the EU are trying to encourage a switch to electric vehicles in order to reach net zero.
Wales' automotive industry faces more challenges over future Brexit trade changes, according to experts. / The Welsh Automotive Forum said new checks on imports and rules over where car parts can come from could add to customs disruption when they are introduced.
Business groups tell ministers to sort out bureaucratic mess caused by EU trade deal.
Barclays PLC is planning to hire 200 new traders in Paris in a fresh blow to the Square Mile in the wake of Brexit.
Bentley’s Chief Executive says a combination of rules of origin mandates and trade uncertainty places the UK’s auto industry in a precarious position.
Britain's car industry risks losing out even if there is a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, according to documents seen by the BBC.
David Bailey looks at the implications of BMW’s decision to stop producing the electric MINI at its Oxford plant and sets out what the decisions tells us about the UK automotive industry post-Brexit.
Ease of trading is key measure of success, say cross-channel businesses, not lack of lorry traffic.
More than 200 jobs are at risk at a car parts firm in south Wales.
Full customs controls on imports from the EU to Britain will finally begin on New Year's Day after being delayed three times - and business groups can't guarantee it'll all go smoothly.
Britain and the EU are holding negotiations over the issue but Brussels is expected to maintain a hardline until the autumn.
Brexit deal must be changed to stop critical blow to UK car industry, Vauxhall urges Sunak
17/05/2023
Vauxhall bosses warn the UK will be put at a ‘major competitive disadvantage’ without changes to Brexit import rules.
The end of the holiday season heralds the return to centre stage of a number of burning Brexit-related issues this autumn.
Brexit has killed the British car industry
17/05/2023
The government has no plan to save a vanishing sector.
The price spike comes amid warnings from hauliers that delays at Calais and other French ports are set to deteriorate further.
Brexit Is COLLAPSING [12 mins]
17/05/2023
We were promised sunny uplands and a oven ready deal: instead we've been served extra helpings of cow excrement. As Nigel Farage admits Brexit is a disaster, car manufacturers threaten to walk and Keir Starmer calls for a renegotiation, it's time to accept reality.
Brexit reality 3: Rules of origin
10/03/2021
Jason Croke tackles some technical aspects that are continuing to confuse businesses who are importing goods from the EU, in this case import duty and the rules of origin.
120,000 exporters need to prove source of goods going to EU. / Carmakers face existential threat without rules of origin deal.
“This shows how the post-Brexit increase in custom costs to UK consumers is really biting," a senior manager at an accountancy firm has said.
Ford has admitted the UK’s departure from the EU has not helped the production of its electric E-Transit Custom. / Hans Schep, general manager Ford Pro Europe, said: “Brexit is not making our life easier.”
Brexit tariffs could close UK car factories
04/08/2023
One of the world’s biggest carmakers has warned it may be forced to close its UK factories if the government can’t renegotiate part of the Brexit deal with the EU.
New Brexit tariffs on electric car parts threaten the future of Vauxhall’s huge factory in Luton, the plant’s director has warned.