Tag: Brexit

Infiniti to quit Europe, end car manufacturing at Nissan’s Sunderland plant – Sunday Times Driving

NISSAN’S sister brand Infiniti is to end production of its cars at the Sunderland car plant and quit Western Europe as part of a global restructuring plan. The premium car maker says it will withdraw in order to focus on its “growth markets”, including North America and China. Normal operations will continue in Eastern Europe,… Continue reading Infiniti to quit Europe, end car manufacturing at Nissan’s Sunderland plant – Sunday Times Driving

Bentley production would be hit by hard Brexit, VW CEO says – Automotive News Europe

Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess said a no-deal Brexit might mean the automaker’s UK-based Bentley brand would need to plan new investments in other countries. Asked in an interview with German broadcaster n-tv whether VW would relocate Bentley production if there was a hard Brexit, Diess said that would not be possible on a larger… Continue reading Bentley production would be hit by hard Brexit, VW CEO says – Automotive News Europe

Aston Martin boss Andy Palmer hits back at the doubters – BBC News

Media playback is unsupported on your device The boss of Aston Martin Lagonda has delivered a passionate defence of the company’s strategy amid signs some city investors are losing faith. Andy Palmer said the company will prove the sceptics wrong, as he stressed the luxury carmaker’s long-term plans and importance to UK manufacturing. Aston Martin’s… Continue reading Aston Martin boss Andy Palmer hits back at the doubters – BBC News

BMW may shift all Mini production to Limburg in case of no-deal Brexit

Minis being assembled in Born. Photo: Roger Dohmen via HH
The VDL Nedcar car plant in Born, Limburg, is not commenting on reports that BMW could shift all its Mini production to the Netherlands in the event of a hard Brexit, the Telegraaf said on Wednesday.
A spokesman told the paper that he could not comment on BMW’s position because of the uncertainties surrounding any move.
However, the Telegraaf said, the family-owned firm have bought a 38 hectare site in Limburg which it plans to use to expand production in Born.

BMW’s corporate communications director Graham Biggs told the Oxford Mail on Tuesday that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, ‘some or all of the production of the Mini could be moved to Holland where we have a plant.’
‘We need frictionless trade and a no-deal Brexit will not give us that from what we can see,’ he said.
VDL Nedcar is the only independent car manufacturer in the Netherlands and has been building four models for BMW since mid 2014.

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BMW may stop making Mini at Cowley if there is no-deal Brexit

BMW Carmaker joined by Toyota in warning over threat to jobs if UK leaves EU without deal Paint finishing at the Mini production line at BMW’s Cowley plant in Oxfordshire. Photograph: Chris Honeywell/BMW BMW has said it might be forced to stop making the Mini at its Cowley plant near Oxford in the event of… Continue reading BMW may stop making Mini at Cowley if there is no-deal Brexit

UPDATE 3-BMW could shift some UK engine, Mini output if no orderly Brexit

GENEVA (Reuters) – BMW could move some production of engines and its Mini model out of Britain if the country does not secure an orderly departure from the European Union, the German carmaker said on Tuesday, in the latest Brexit warning from the auto industry. Britain, the world’s fifth-largest economy, is due to leave the… Continue reading UPDATE 3-BMW could shift some UK engine, Mini output if no orderly Brexit