Brexit has hit UK's position as a gateway to Europe for imports, say freight firms [3 mins]
06/08/2021
Brexit has damaged the UK's position as a gateway to Europe for imported goods and increased red tape.
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.
Brexit program adds shipping problems
05/01/2022
British traders are falling foul of a new information technology system policing goods crossing the English Channel, as companies grapple with a fresh wave of post-Brexit red tape.
The loss of Honda in Swindon is not just bad news for the 3,000 people who work there, but will send ripples out through the local economy, with about 1,800 jobs ending at two local firms that supply the plant. As 35 years of manufacturing history comes to an end, staff have been sharing their feelings about the end of an era.
"Companies are already having trouble with the system,” one reporter said. / A new post-Brexit IT system is creating huge lorry queues in the EU as vehicles are trying to bring various goods to the UK.
Dozens of companies have cut jobs, beefed up their European operations or issued warnings on the impact of the UK's departure from the EU.
The British Chambers of Commerce has warned that the preparations by its members so far only represented the “tip of the iceberg”.
The Japanese ambassador to the UK tells Sky News his country is "perplexed" by the UK's departure from the EU. / More Japanese companies may relocate away from the UK in the coming months if Britain does not seal a promising post-Brexit deal, the Japanese ambassador has warned.
Spike in imports has led to bottlenecks of containers carrying supplies for shops and factories.
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.
Swindon's Honda factory will close its doors for the final time today - after 36 years in operation.
Japanese firm to shut plant in 2022 but maintain its European HQ near Bracknell in Berkshire.
Firms including BMW and Toyota warn of potential UK job losses and plant closures.
Alarm raised after Nissan decision to halt expansion of Sunderland car plant.
French oil giant Total SA is relocating a key part of its finance operation from London to Paris less than a month before Britain leaves the European Union.
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.
As Honda Prepares To Close Its Swindon Factory, Here's A Rundown Of A Dreadful Few Months For British Industry
18/02/2019
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The closure of Honda in Swindon would have "disastrous implications" for the Kasai automotive plant in Merthyr Tydfil, a source has told the BBC.
As the prospect of no deal looms, even the promises of aid offered by the May government seem a distant memory.
Car manufacturer becomes latest to cut jobs or shift production elsewhere amid Brexit uncertainty.
A no-deal Brexit would cost Japanese carmakers in Britain more than $1bn a year if 10% tariffs were imposed on trade between the UK and EU, new analysis suggests.
HONDA bosses are warning of ‘unprecedented’ disruption to its supply chain if Britain leaves the customs union after Brexit.
Japan's richest man has warned that Brexit is "practically impossible" and could take the United Kingdom back to the economic stagnation of the 1970s when the country was often described as the "sick man of Europe."