If BMW makes minis in the UK with parts across the supply chain, it makes more sense to shift the British manufacturing bits to the continent
Ditto for Honda, Nissan, etc. etc.
There are no scale british car manufacturers
Can you grasp that? Let me explain it to you like you are a first grader
The UK isn't the end manufacturer. It is preferred because it is IN the EU common market.
Brand new factories in the UK aren't being built.
There is no new domestic supply if the demand goes (meaning the factories that assembly go). There is already "domestic supply" between factories in the UK and the Netherlands (say) as there is not tariff cost
If. Or it may make more sense to pay the duty on the parts and keep the factory open, even IF THEIR IS NOW A DUTY ON PARTS.
To continue with your example: They (BMW) can move the mini cooper plant to the EU if they want but the cars they now export back to the UK WILL have a duty applied to them. OF THAT I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE. Better to pay duty on a box of wing nuts then THE ENTIRE CAR.
It is better to pay a duty on a few parts then the entire car! Can you grasp that?
Let's see:
New prefab factories in the U.K. to build 25,000 homes a year
Siemens to open train factory in east Yorkshire
Surge in UK Car Manufacturing, Huge Investment in Research Centres, New Factories
Hey gloBULL boy want to tell some more lies u POS?