Brexit discussion thread XIV (Please read OP before posting)

The gaslighting of Johnny Fishmonger and Dave Builder about the evils of red tape was all about rich businessmen looking enviously at the toxic (literally) unregulated practices of the US which could make them richer if only the EU with their inconvenient love of human health would stop getting in the way

Every factory opening is a Brexit bonus as if the rest of us think not one place will ever open in the UK ever again.

Yes, they saw it as the ultimate "opt out" from the EU. They were so used to opting out of things like the Euro and Schengen, that they thought they could opt out of the EU itself (and things like freedom of movement), but retain all the benefits of membership and not even suffer any consequences.

The halving of automotive production is staggering, it's impossible to ignore.

British car production will probably shrink down to domestic demand, and even then it will probably be older production lines that will be discontinued elsewhere, like how the Beetle continued in Mexico and how Dacia produced their own Renault 12 for decades after it had ceased production in France.

And what is left is legacy models mostly. Making batteries in a decade won't bring the closes factories back.

There are industry rumours that Jaguar has limited time left as a brand, which would be another bodyblow to the industry

Is this the best that the deluded Brexiteers can come up with as the UK economy shrinks. What were the benefits of Brexit supposed to be again?

They're not alone in investing in production that doesn't rely on the global supply chains. For example when PSA bought Opel/Vauxhall it ramped up investment in basic vans in British plants while reducing investment in cars as vans needed fewer components.

As is Ford transits are produced in Turkey for the EU market and are covered under the Turkish/EU customs agreement. As yet Britain doesn't have such an agreement but PSA are focused on the most basic production models for the British market until a profitable export agreement with the EU is in effect.

I'm thinking it would be fun to set up an EU thread and just every day post links to every single new building or piece of investment as an "EU benefit"

Just imagine how absolutely ludicrous it would sound if I was to bang on about how every single new factory was because of the EU (even if it is true for some)