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[Mordac]

Car manufacturing has doubled in the UK since 2009.

In 2009 the UK manufactured 1 million cars in 2017 it manufactured 2 million cars, more cars than the Uk manufactured in 1972.

Where do you get your information from ?

I was specifically referring to JLR shutting down UK production, which is happening, albeit in stages. You do need to remember that the whole UK motor industry was on strike in 1972. And 1973. And 1974...

[BlasterBates]

But but

cheaper mochachocochino's because them Eastern Europeans will work for less.

Oh wait that's the destination you were talking about.

Shame some of the other's on here do not get it.

Do you have any evidence for that ?

I have evidence that refutes what you say

Car Imports by Country

no evidence of Eastern Europe flooding the UK with cheap cars.

[BlasterBates]

I was specifically referring to JLR shutting down UK production, which is happening, albeit in stages. You do need to remember that the whole UK motor industry was on strike in 1972. And 1973. And 1974...

Doesn't change the fact that over the last 20 years the UK has increased production in the automotive industry steadily in spite of "Tony Bliar" and Eastern Europe still manufactures a tiny amount of cars.

Watch it plummet over the next few years,

[Old Greg]

Doesn't change the fact that over the last 20 years the UK has increased production in the automotive industry steadily in spite of "Tony Bliar" and Eastern Europe still manufactures a tiny amount of cars.

Watch it plummet over the next few years,

[Mordac]

Do you have any evidence for that ?

I have evidence that refutes what you say

Car Imports by Country

no evidence of Eastern Europe flooding the UK with cheap cars.

They won't have to say "Made in Bulgaria", will they. They'll only have to say "Made in the EU".

10 German Vehicles NOT Actually Built in Germany >> AutoGuide.com News

Looks like the numbers you are quoting will be changing quite radically quite soon...

[darmstadt]

They won't have to say "Made in Bulgaria", will they. They'll only have to say "Made in the EU".

10 German Vehicles NOT Actually Built in Germany >> AutoGuide.com News

Looks like the numbers you are quoting will be changing quite radically quite soon...

What's that list got to do with anything? If you look at the car's VIN or even inside them it will say where they were built...Then again I presume it'll soon be 'Made in the UK' for all Commonwealth manufactured products. In fact, a 'Made in...' means bollocks as unless all the components were sourced from the same country then it's only 'Assembled in...'

[Zigenare]

I was specifically referring to JLR shutting down UK production, which is happening, albeit in stages. You do need to remember that the whole UK motor industry was on strike in 1972. And 1973. And 1974...

If JLR made decent cars, people would buy them.

[BlasterBates]

They won't have to say "Made in Bulgaria", will they. They'll only have to say "Made in the EU".

10 German Vehicles NOT Actually Built in Germany >> AutoGuide.com News

Looks like the numbers you are quoting will be changing quite radically quite soon...

You seem to be suggesting that cars made in Mexico and the US are being exported to the UK.

The Germans export and manufacture cars all over the world including the UK. The number of German cars exported to the UK from Eastern Europe are included in that statistic posted, i.e. tiny. Eastern European countries don't have their own cars they manufacture cars from foreign manufacturers, mainly German. They are in the statistics.

It is simply irrelevant to the discussion of UK car manufacturing.

[GreenMirror]

If JLR made decent cars, people would buy them.

They make decent cars.

However they are over priced.

[Zigenare]

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They make decent cars.

However they are over priced.

No, they are not decent. They're unreliable, incredibly expensive to maintain, and they're wasteful.