And They Thought Brexit Was A Good Idea? UK Auto Production Gets Cut In Half!

Production and sales of new cars across the United Kingdom have nosedived – and the reason is none other than the Brexit.

The United Kingdom had been scheduled to leave the European Union on March 29 this year and because of this, a host of local car manufacturers brought their annual factory shutdowns forward and closed facilities in late March and early April.

As a result, 56,999 fewer vehicles were built in the UK in April 2019 than the same month last year. This also means that year-to-date production is down significantly on last year, as are year-to-date sales, Auto Express reports.

qwertyfla1 - 5/31/2019 12:50:24 PM

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Brexit is a great idea. The EU is a failed experiment in social engineering by liberal elitists and is starting to self destruct.

Hauerg - 6/2/2019 12:44:52 PM

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??

Hauerg - 6/2/2019 12:45:14 PM

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ROFL.

MDarringer - 5/31/2019 4:17:19 PM

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This is 100% political retaliation by the EU architects who want a Fourth Reich.

Hauerg - 6/2/2019 12:42:42 PM

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Why do you always have to prove that you are one of the biggest idiots on the net?

MDarringer - 6/2/2019 7:22:54 PM

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Typical DemonRat bull$h!t when they don't like what they hear. I can argue your side better than you can argue it and that I how I know that it's an asinine position. Make no mistake, I am much better informed than you are.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 5/31/2019 5:37:50 PM

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This is the key quote in the article. Believe it or not, but big firms do not like instability or not knowing what is going to happen next. This guy is right. The last 2 years has done the UK no favours. Staying or having left is a much better position than being stuck in-between the two.


According to Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders chief executive Mike Hawes, “fear” about a no-deal Brexit was “holding back progress, causing investment to stall, jobs to be lost and undermining our global reputation. Prolonged instability has done untold damage.”

carloslassiter - 5/31/2019 7:58:47 PM

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No one with any basic knowledge of economics thought Brexit was a good idea.

MDarringer - 5/31/2019 9:40:51 PM

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That isn't even remotely a true statement.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 5/31/2019 10:39:28 PM

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If anyone doubts this, go talk to an economist or someone with a business degree. It isn't that hard to figure out. Leaving a common market where there is one currency and the free movement of capital, goods, services and people. Not all that smart when the alternative is a tariff of some kind in the future for the UK. The most interesting part of all this is whether or not Scotland will vote to be independent. FREEDOM! IXI

MDarringer - 5/31/2019 9:41:49 PM

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And they are doing that amazingly well under the protection of gems like London Mayor Slapdick Con.

Hauerg - 6/2/2019 12:44:23 PM

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And who turned your brain into said hole?

MDarringer - 6/2/2019 7:24:09 PM

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It's OK colecole Horrboy hates truth.