Nissan to expand UK production by 20%

[dbgtz]

Sky Sources: Japanese car-maker Nissan is cancelling plans to build its X-Trail model at its plant in Sunderland

— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) February 2, 2019

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-47102708

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Auto expert from Aston University on @BBCRadio4 concludes Nissan decision based mainly on fall in diesel sales - 1/3 in UK alone & now the new EU-Japan FTA which takes EU tariffs off cars built in Japan. Brexit uncertainty not the main factor, as reported https://t.co/NEUqTDtfXf

— David C Bannerman (@DCBMEP) February 3, 2019

https://e360.yale.edu/features/end-o...-out-in-europe

[dbgtz]

Nissan new X-Trail to be made in Japan instead of Sunderland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47107561

[FlyingJesus]

Hope they take Qashqais away too

[dbgtz]

recently been blamed in part to brexit and the use of state aid (bribe) being outed
sounds like a brexit success

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recently been blamed in part to brexit and the use of state aid (bribe) being outed
sounds like a brexit success

I will agree that uncertainty is causing concern (not job losses) which is part of the reason I say let's go for certainty and go for No Deal on the 29th March 2019 when it will all be over in one go, instead of years more worthless wrangling with the EU. No Deal on 29th with WTO terms. Done. The going back to and from Brussels is pathetic, they've made their terms clear and it's a No from me as Simon Cowell would say.

As UK remains focussed on its interminable Brexit debate, the Eurozone is hovering on 3rd recession in 10 years. Made more likely by fiscal and monetary policy tightening into the downturn. A no deal Brexit could tilt tottering Eurozone over the brink. Will Brussels take notice?

— Andrew Neil (@afneil) February 5, 2019

If and when they want to talk sensibly about an FTA, they can hop on a RyanAir over to London.

[dbgtz]

https://news.sky.com/story/jaguar-la...osses-11603631
job losses down to brexit uncertainty

and no deal doesn't provide certainty when the customs simply doesn't have the capacity to meet demand which it will not do on 29th march, and this will impact businesses as highlighted in the article

[-:Undertaker:-]

Brexit is 48 days away. #brexit

— Brexit Countdown (@brexitcountdow1) February 9, 2019

https://news.sky.com/story/jaguar-la...osses-11603631
job losses down to brexit uncertainty

As has been pointed out, car sales across the board are down. Unrelated to Brexit.

and no deal doesn't provide certainty when the customs simply doesn't have the capacity to meet demand which it will not do on 29th march, and this will impact businesses as highlighted in the article

At Dover, which both sides have agreed to let through for a period of 9 months in the event of No Deal.

And if there's *still* an issue then get the Army to man and carry out Customs checks.

[dbgtz]

Brexit is 48 days away. #brexit

— Brexit Countdown (@brexitcountdow1) February 9, 2019

As has been pointed out, car sales across the board are down. Unrelated to Brexit.

It literally states brexit as a factor

At Dover, which both sides have agreed to let through for a period of 9 months in the event of No Deal.

And if there's *still* an issue then get the Army to man and carry out Customs checks.

all I could find on your first point was this: https://www.itv.com/news/2018-12-20/...-deal-naivete/ which says the opposite of what you've just said

on point of bringing in the army, you ignore 2 things
a) it takes a long time to train for the job
b) there is more to it than customs officers - roads, buildings, IT etc.

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It literally states brexit as a factor

If you were a corporation and your global sales were falling, would you blame falling sales (thus effecting your share prices) on external factors specific to one country or external factors covering the world along with corporate issues too? Of course you'd place the blame on an easy-to-blame event in one country in order to mitigate the fallout from your shareholders. If they suddenly come out and say "Oh yeah guys, this is all actually down to car sales falling generally" the share price would plummet and angry shareholders would be up in arms that you'd just pulled the rug from underneath them. It's a PR exercise and they are naturally protecting their interests.

Use common sense, corporations have agendas and interests. And they're often fed lines to repeat by governments too.

all I could find on your first point was this: https://www.itv.com/news/2018-12-20/...-deal-naivete/ which says the opposite of what you've just said

Two things jump out on first reading of the @EU_Commission No Deal contingency communication. https://t.co/lNtqg1swpG
1️⃣ 9-month grace period for hauliers (h/t @alexebarker)
2️⃣ basically a plea to the member states not to break ranks and do deals with the U.K. pic.twitter.com/x4baqrBjgI

— Adam Fleming (@adamfleming) December 19, 2018

on point of bringing in the army, you ignore 2 things
a) it takes a long time to train for the job

The British Army is trained to land overseas, I am sure they can deal with clipboards and filling in customs forms. We already do this on non-EU.

b) there is more to it than customs officers - roads, buildings, IT etc.

With will, temporary posts can easily be set up. In any case, do remember this - some haulage that comes through Dover is heading towards the Irish Republic, so when we're prioritising lorries coming through, Mr Varadkar's republic is going to be - as Obama said - at the back of the queue. From that moment onwards, the Republic will be needing to charter its exports/imports entirely via containers.

A situation entirely avoidable had the Irish and the EU dropped the backstop that Parliament (rightly) finds unacceptable.