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UK Car Manufacturing Boosted by Strong EU Exports (uk.investing.com)

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[–] CAVOK 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe? If it's beneficial to the EU27, then perhaps. Politics is tricky.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The Germans want it

[–] CAVOK 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

IIRC correctly the French doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not any more

Renault, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Ferrari were among the 13 large manufacturers who wrote on Tuesday to Ursula von der Leyen asking for a delay to “rules of origin” that are scheduled to come into force on 1 January.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/25/eu-carmakers-call-for-delay-in-post-brexit-tariffs-on-electric-vehicles-rules-of-origin

[–] CAVOK 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's the manufacturers, not the politicians who make the decision.

https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-europe-carmakers-spooked-as-discussions-over-ev-rules-falter/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The same politicians who dole out massive subsidies to car makers? Those ones? Lol.