Who else is impressed with how the UK economy forges forward unto Brexit?

[sasguru]

What concerns me is that continental companies who were supplied from the UK seem to be switching to continental suppliers.

UK companies need to start switching to UK suppliers in preparation. .

Which UK companies?

[AtW]

Which UK companies?

Marconi, Barings Bank, etc

[northernladyuk]

Which UK companies?

[Cirrus]

Which UK companies?

Peugeot have just taken over Opel. Opel employ maybe 2000 people building Astras at Ellesmere Port. Peugeot's boss has said there will have to be more UK-sourced parts when Britain shortly becomes an insignificant, isolated, Billy No-Mates, third world debt-ridden sweatshop on the margins of the modern world.

(Those weren't his exact words but you get the gist)

[sasguru]

Peugeot have just taken over Opel.

So a French company have just taken over part of American one.
It's almost as if there are no real British players in the mass car market.

[BrilloPad]

Which UK companies?

Any that import supplies from the EU. There must be some?

[sasguru]

Any that import supplies from the EU. There must be some?

Dunno, you suggested it, you tell us.

[BlasterBates]

Peugeot have just taken over Opel. Opel employ maybe 2000 people building Astras at Ellesmere Port. Peugeot's boss has said there will have to be more UK-sourced parts when Britain shortly becomes an insignificant, isolated, Billy No-Mates, third world debt-ridden sweatshop on the margins of the modern world.

(Those weren't his exact words but you get the gist)

and EU car manufacturers will be forcing UK suppliers to relocate to the EU, so what will the net effect be ?

It's clear there will be relocation in both directions but you can checkout the size of the UK market and the size of the EU market to see whether the UK industry will shrink. The UK is a net exporter of cars and components to the EU, after Brexit it will become a much smaller industry serving the UK.

However, I do agree with your comment on the UK becoming a third world debt-ridden sweatshop on the margins of the modern world.

[BrilloPad]

Dunno, you suggested it, you tell us.

Apologies. I bow to your superior intellect. No UK companies import anything from the EU.

Sorry about that.

[sasguru]

Apologies. I bow to your superior intellect. No UK companies import anything from the EU.

Sorry about that.

There are a few. RR and BAe to name the biggest ones.
Not enough to keep a country of 60 million odd souls in the manner to which they have become accustomed though,