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The London-based wall-mounted bike storage manufacturer attracted 50% of its business from the EU pre-Brexit and has been left with a £100,000 hole in revenues. /
“This represents the death knell for frictionless trade," said one business leader.
13 automotive Brexit myths – busted (SMMT)
11/07/2019
UK automotive industry puts the record straight on ‘no deal’ Brexit impact, as Parliament debates the meaningful vote.
GKN is planning to shut an automotive factory in Birmingham with the loss of 500 jobs.
Almost all car makers in the UK are having a hard time figuring out new trade rules post-Brexit, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said on Thursday, as it announced that UK car production rose for the first time in 18 months.
They are one of the biggest employers in Wales, but chief executive Tom Enders said the handling of Brexit was 'a disgrace' and urged people not to listen to 'Brexiteers' madness'
Government taking days to respond to queries, say stuggling businesses.
Manufacturers say fears over red tape and political chaos are creating more uncertainty.
Around 300 jobs at risk at Luton SKF factory as bearings manufacturer moves production to Europe
31/05/2023
About 300 jobs have been put at risk after a manufacturing firm announced plans to move production from the UK to Europe. / SKF has revealed plans to shut its plant in Luton and relocate manufacturing to its facility in Poznan in Poland.
The world’s fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large parts of the British car industry unless the government moves to alter the terms of its Brexit trade deal with the European Union.
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.
Like many other companies, however, XY Automation found itself having to deal with a roadblock of its own: Brexit.
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.
Bombardier destroys bluster of Brexiteers
04/05/2019
Fantasy world meets reality of a UK industry deeply embedded in EU economy. / Bombardier has put its Belfast plant up for sale, in the process putting a question mark against the 3,600 jobs in the North’s largest private-sector employer.
Ease of trading is key measure of success, say cross-channel businesses, not lack of lorry traffic.
In what follows, a group of leading social scientists explore these themes, explaining what has happened in the past, the situation the UK finds itself in now, and the issues that might confront us going forward. The collection is intended as a guide to the big questions confronting the country in the years to come.
Goods worth nearly £3.5 billion are awaiting completion in Scottish manufacturers’ warehouses as key parts, ingredients and materials are delayed because of supply-chain issues fuelled by the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Brexit, a survey has found.
Brexit and the red tape explosion
16/08/2023
Helmuth Porschen ponders the fate of UKCA and wonders why the government can’t persuade the rest of the world to adopt British standards.
Brexit-backing billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is in talks to build his Grenadier off-road vehicle, a paean to Britain’s adventurous spirit, in France.
Brexit Batters British Wine Trade
26/04/2021
Shipping wine to the UK is now a "bloody nightmare" and it's only likely to get worse.
Businesses have cited Brexit after the UK recorded its worst month in over two and a half years.
‘Brexit is materially restricting our growth now,’ manufacturer Farrat says. / Manchester — Sick of customs delays and extra bureaucracy since Britain left the EU, Farrat, a small manufacturer on the edge of Manchester, is ramping up investment to compensate — in Germany.
UK car makers have been 'unable to meet the requirements' of the Metropolitan Police protection service