Reply to: Nissan chief executive 'confident' after meeting with Theresa May

[sal]

Wasn't this expected after the EU-Japan trade deal which has led to other Japanese manufacturers withdrawing from the UK ?

Predicted here:
Japan's EU deal 'threatens post-Brexit UK industry' | Business | The Guardian

I think the Japan trade deal was always going to be bad news for the EU's Japanese car manufacturing industry, with the UK being hardest hit due to the number of Japanese plants here (4) Brexit or not.

I note (although details are hard to find) that Nissan's Barcelona plant has also seen job cuts and has only stayed open due to government promises of subsidies.

P.S. I'm not saying that Brexit isn't a factor here!

If an FTA is death to such plants, what does it bod for the UK future once our glorious international trade ministers drop all tariffs to zero after Brexit.

[meridian]

I think the Japan trade deal was always going to be bad news for the EU's Japanese car manufacturing industry, with the UK being hardest hit due to the number of Japanese plants here (4) Brexit or not.

At an industry level, in any FTA there are going to be winners and losers. Whether the EU’s Japanese plants are hit will be simple economics - with all things being equal (0% tariffs), would it be more cost effective to make Japanese cars in Europe where the market is, or make them in Japan and then ship them? Only the car manufacturers really know.

With the U.K. exiting from that FTA, and with the market that the U.K.-made cars are sold into being subject to tariffs, the economics for the U.K. changes.

[sasguru]

P.S. I'm not saying that Brexit isn't a factor here!

One word - tariffs. Work it out, it's not hard.

[Platypus]

This is ageing well....

New reports suggest Nissan will pull Qashqai production from Sunderland plant | This is Money

Wasn't this expected after the EU-Japan trade deal which has led to other Japanese manufacturers withdrawing from the UK ?

Predicted here:
Japan's EU deal 'threatens post-Brexit UK industry' | Business | The Guardian

I think the Japan trade deal was always going to be bad news for the EU's Japanese car manufacturing industry, with the UK being hardest hit due to the number of Japanese plants here (4) Brexit or not.

I note (although details are hard to find) that Nissan's Barcelona plant has also seen job cuts and has only stayed open due to government promises of subsidies.

P.S. I'm not saying that Brexit isn't a factor here!

[DoctorStrangelove]

Presumably in Farthings, Groats and a Half Sovereign for the management

FTFY.

[AtW]

He who control the past - controls the future: Nissan was never making any cars in Sunderland

[darmstadt]

Indeed, other people in EU do all their work and folk in Sunderland can put feet up and wait for pay day




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Presumably in Farthings, Groats and a Florin for the management

[GhostofTarbera]

Apparently on the production line at Nissan they cheered.

Indeed, other people in EU do all their work and folk in Sunderland can put feet up and wait for pay day




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[Old Greg]

This is ageing well....

New reports suggest Nissan will pull Qashqai production from Sunderland plant | This is Money

That's just Brexit uncertainty. Once a clean Brexit is delivered, Nissan will be moving half of its global production to leave voting areas, to take full advantage of the Empire 2.0 export market.

[BlasterBates]

Oh dear, never mind:

Sunderland votes to Leave by larger margin than expected | The Independent

The turkeys voted for Christmas a.k.a winners of the Darwin award.

Apparently on the production line at Nissan they cheered.

[sasguru]

This is ageing well....

New reports suggest Nissan will pull Qashqai production from Sunderland plant | This is Money

Oh dear, never mind:

Sunderland votes to Leave by larger margin than expected | The Independent

The turkeys voted for Christmas a.k.a winners of the Darwin award.

[meridian]

Potentially Sunderland Nissan will not be producing the x trail.

But they will still retain the Quashai....

Three millionth Qashqai built in UK as Nissan Europe sets sales record - Global Newsroom

This is ageing well....

New reports suggest Nissan will pull Qashqai production from Sunderland plant | This is Money

[Old Greg]

Does your mother treat you well as a child?

His mother treats everyone well.

[Cirrus]

Good story bro, did your mother treat you well as a child?

Does your mother treat you well as a child?

[Bean]

It's entirely possible that Minford got his CBE for services to the Tory party agenda. Bean seems to think that the award of a British honour denotes quality in some way. Makes you wonder about Ceausescu, Mussolini and Mugabe.

Were they awarded a CBE for services to Economics too, also do they still have their UK honours?...