what does the U.K. have to sell to the EU that the EU can source within the EU 27?

Edited by Dalymount79 - 13 Dec 2018 at 5:00pm

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9fingers wrote: coyne wrote: Dalymount79 wrote: what does the U.K. have to sell to the EU that the EU can source within the EU 27? May be of oil and weapons - some royal family memorabilia? Can someone in the know tell me? Edit: not that we are in any better position. Cars, electric cars! Like the Nissan one which takes 24 hours to charge for a 6 hour journey! Nissan could move that factory anywhere in Europe with minimal upheaval

9fingers wrote: coyne wrote: Dalymount79 wrote: what does the U.K. have to sell to the EU that the EU can source within the EU 27? May be of oil and weapons - some royal family memorabilia? Can someone in the know tell me? Edit: not that we are in any better position. Cars, electric cars! Like the Nissan one which takes 24 hours to charge for a 6 hour journey! Nissan could move that factory anywhere in Europe with minimal upheaval

Indeed. The EU concluded a deal this week with Japan after 5 years of talks. The deal will come into effect in early 2019. The EU can now import Japanese vehicles (free from tariffs) direct from Japan. If or when the UK leaves the Customs Union and Single Market how long will it be before the Japanese close the plants????


Edited by colemanY2K - 13 Dec 2018 at 7:37pm

Edited by Trap junior - 14 Dec 2018 at 10:14am

Trap junior wrote: Land Rover goes overseas.  That's new USP. How stupid will they feel when Brexit doesn't happen The shipping industry are all taking their ships and trade overseas too.  Some of them have been leaving in their droves from Dover and Folkestone and other ports.  I think some of the companies are indecisive whether to stay in the UK or not as some of them keep coming back and then leaving again.

Trap junior wrote: Denis Irwin wrote: Trap junior wrote: Land Rover goes overseas.  That's new USP. How stupid will they feel when Brexit doesn't happen The shipping industry are all taking their ships and trade overseas too.  Some of them have been leaving in their droves from Dover and Folkestone and other ports.  I think some of the companies are indecisive whether to stay in the UK or not as some of them keep coming back and then leaving again. Not very. These decisions have to be taken now and not left to the last-minute  Dig up stupid!

pre Madonna wrote: colemanY2K wrote: 9fingers wrote: coyne wrote: Dalymount79 wrote: what does the U.K. have to sell to the EU that the EU can source within the EU 27? May be of oil and weapons - some royal family memorabilia? Can someone in the know tell me? Edit: not that we are in any better position. Cars, electric cars! Like the Nissan one which takes 24 hours to charge for a 6 hour journey! Nissan could move that factory anywhere in Europe with minimal upheaval  Indeed. The EU concluded a deal this week with Japan after 5 years of talks. The deal will come into effect in early 2019. The EU can now import Japanese vehicles (free from tariffs) direct from Japan. If or when the UK leaves the Customs Union and Single Market how long will it be before the Japanese close the plants???? I believe the Nissan plant is safe in Sunderland for the most of a decade. By safe, I don't mean it will necessarily be on the same size or there won't be job losses, especially after a no-deal Brexit, but it is almost unthinkable they would close their biggest European plant after sinking so much into the place. What is most likely to happen in the event of tariffs being added to Uk made cars being sold in the EU is that they will gradually start downsizing and make cars solely for the UK market. There will probably be a spike in UK made car sales in Britain. I believe Nissan have a similar plant in St. Petersburg for the Russian market.

 

I don't think even a company like Nissan could just up-sticks overnight. That is why they will be in the area for at least a decade or so. What is most likely to happen, as I alluded to above, is that they will start downsizing and leave the Sunderland plant for the UK domestic market. It will certainly lead to job losses.