Brexit surcharge

[AtW]

Porsche asks UK buyers to commit to 10% no-deal Brexit surcharge

Porsche is asking British customers to sign a contract committing them to pay a surcharge of up to 10% of their vehicles’ purchase price if there is a no-deal Brexit.

Cars made in Europe could attract tariffs of 10% if imported to the UK under the terms of the World Trade Organization, the default trading relationship if the UK and the EU are unable to agree a transition period before 29 March.

The car industry is particularly exposed to the risk of a no-deal Brexit, because its products attract relatively high tariffs. Companies that manufacture in the UK also face the prospect of disruption to their “just-in-time” supply chains if there are border delays.

Porsche asks UK buyers to commit to 10% no-deal Brexit surcharge | Business | The Guardian

[Old Greg]

Porsche asks UK buyers to commit to 10% no-deal Brexit surcharge

Porsche is asking British customers to sign a contract committing them to pay a surcharge of up to 10% of their vehicles’ purchase price if there is a no-deal Brexit.

Cars made in Europe could attract tariffs of 10% if imported to the UK under the terms of the World Trade Organization, the default trading relationship if the UK and the EU are unable to agree a transition period before 29 March.

The car industry is particularly exposed to the risk of a no-deal Brexit, because its products attract relatively high tariffs. Companies that manufacture in the UK also face the prospect of disruption to their “just-in-time” supply chains if there are border delays.

Porsche asks UK buyers to commit to 10% no-deal Brexit surcharge | Business | The Guardian

Hard currency only?

[greenlake]

Hard currency only?

PorscheCoin only....

[original PM]

Porsche asks UK buyers to commit to 10% no-deal Brexit surcharge

Porsche is asking British customers to sign a contract committing them to pay a surcharge of up to 10% of their vehicles’ purchase price if there is a no-deal Brexit.

Cars made in Europe could attract tariffs of 10% if imported to the UK under the terms of the World Trade Organization, the default trading relationship if the UK and the EU are unable to agree a transition period before 29 March.

The car industry is particularly exposed to the risk of a no-deal Brexit, because its products attract relatively high tariffs. Companies that manufacture in the UK also face the prospect of disruption to their “just-in-time” supply chains if there are border delays.

Porsche asks UK buyers to commit to 10% no-deal Brexit surcharge | Business | The Guardian

I wonder if Porsche are familiar with the phrase 'do one' ?

[Mordac]

Porsche asks UK buyers to commit to 10% no-deal Brexit surcharge

Porsche is asking British customers to sign a contract committing them to pay a surcharge of up to 10% of their vehicles’ purchase price if there is a no-deal Brexit.

Cars made in Europe could attract tariffs of 10% if imported to the UK under the terms of the World Trade Organization, the default trading relationship if the UK and the EU are unable to agree a transition period before 29 March.

The car industry is particularly exposed to the risk of a no-deal Brexit, because its products attract relatively high tariffs. Companies that manufacture in the UK also face the prospect of disruption to their “just-in-time” supply chains if there are border delays.

Porsche asks UK buyers to commit to 10% no-deal Brexit surcharge | Business | The Guardian

Finally, for those running out of reasons not to buy a Porsche, (and there are too many to mention here) a little bit of naked profiteering by Porsche should seal it. Perhaps they're hoping it's true that only idiots buy brand new Porsches.

[meridian]

I wonder if Porsche are familiar with the phrase 'do one' ?

Finally, for those running out of reasons not to buy a Porsche, (and there are too many to mention here) a little bit of naked profiteering by Porsche should seal it. Perhaps they're hoping it's true that only idiots buy brand new Porsches.

And rather than admit you were lied to when you were told that German car makers would come to the rescue, you blame the car makers themselves.

Cognitive dissonance. Everything is the EU’s fault, nothing is the fault of those promoting Brexit and lying to you.

[original PM]

And rather than admit you were lied to when you were told that German car makers would come to the rescue, you blame the car makers themselves.

Cognitive dissonance. Everything is the EU’s fault, nothing is the fault of those promoting Brexit and lying to you.

Not really this is plainly profiteering but maybe it just shows the fear from companies scared of losing access to a lucrative market.

[meridian]

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Not really this is plainly profiteering but maybe it just shows the fear from companies scared of losing access to a lucrative market.

How do you type simple sentences with so much wrong in them?

Do you even know what profiteering means? They’re simply asking the consumer to carry the cost of the extra tariff if there is No Deal, they don’t make any extra profit from it.

Clearly they’re not losing access to any market, lucrative or otherwise. They can still sell cars here. They are not “losing access”. But U.K. tariffs will increase prices to the U.K. consumer.

And is it that lucrative? Really? “It sold 12,500 cars in Britain in 2018, out of global sales of 256,000.” I make that about 5% of global sales.

Eventually it will sink in to you that this will be the same for every industry if there is No Deal - the U.K. consumer will bear the extra cost of any tariffs.

So I’ll ask again - why aren’t you upset yet that the people promoting Brexit have lied to you? Even with something very specific (German car makers coming to the rescue) you refuse to admit that you’ve been lied to and look to blame someone else.

[Zigenare]

How do you type simple sentences with so much wrong in them?

Do you even know what profiteering means? They’re simply asking the consumer to carry the cost of the extra tariff if there is No Deal, they don’t make any extra profit from it.

Clearly they’re not losing access to any market, lucrative or otherwise. They can still sell cars here. They are not “losing access”. But U.K. tariffs will increase prices to the U.K. consumer.

And is it that lucrative? Really? “It sold 12,500 cars in Britain in 2018, out of global sales of 256,000.” I make that about 5% of global sales.

Eventually it will sink in to you that this will be the same for every industry if there is No Deal - the U.K. consumer will bear the extra cost of any tariffs.

So I’ll ask again - why aren’t you upset yet that the people promoting Brexit have lied to you? Even with something very specific (German car makers coming to the rescue) you refuse to admit that you’ve been lied to and look to blame someone else.

We haven't left the EU yet so who has lied and how?

Also, why do you think that the "Leave campaign" has influenced all of us? I didn't vote "Leave" because a nice man on the square box in the corner of the living room said it was going to be "milk and honey" after we left. I made my own mind up that leaving would be better in the long run for the UK.

[meridian]

Brexit surcharge

We haven't left the EU yet so who has lied and how?

Also, why do you think that the "Leave campaign" has influenced all of us? I didn't vote "Leave" because a nice man on the square box in the corner of the living room said it was going to be "milk and honey" after we left. I made my own mind up that leaving would be better in the long run for the UK.

It’s a simple example, but obviously not simple enough for certain posters. Are German car manufacturers going to come to our rescue, insisting that the U.K. gets a good deal and putting pressure on the German government and EU? Or were we lied to about that?

I really don’t care if it influenced you or not. Not relevant to the point.

“I made up my own mind”. Yeah, course you did sweetheart. Unless you can show that you don’t read any papers, don’t watch telly, don’t interact on any social media or forums, don’t talk to your mates down the pub who also haven’t read the papers or watched the telly, then you’ve been influenced. You just don’t know it or want to believe it.