Regulation & Safety

Brexit deal may be too little, too late for UK auto industry

Nissan vehicles at the automaker's factory in Sunderland, England. The company recently decided against making an electric model at the site and almost two years ago scrapped plans to build another SUV there. (Bloomberg)
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Bloomberg
December 29, 2020 09:39 AM

The auto industry dodged disaster when the UK and the European Union sealed a post-Brexit trade accord, but not before automakers announced factory closures and called off plans to make several new vehicles in the country.

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