State of car production in Britain after Brexit
- British car production was undeniably negatively impacted after the Brexit vote, i.e. Britain's exit from the European Union. While UK car production volume grew between 2009 and 2016, rising from 1.08 million vehicles in 2009 to 1.80 million units in 2016 (representing an increase of around 67%, allowing it to return pre-crisis level without however recovering the lost volumes), this production volume experienced a first drop in 2017 (just after the Brexit vote) which worsened in the following years, the production volume having fallen to 1 .38 million units in 2019 (representing a 24% drop from 2016) well ahead of the spring 2020 health crisis. Britain's car production volume continued to decline in 2020 and 2021, falling to less than a million units in 2021, which hadn't happened since... 1953.
- Another phenomenon linked to Great Britain's departure from the European Union: most of the manufacturers established there have asked that the British State help them to offset the increase in costs that Brexit could represent. Some even threatened to leave the country. Honda closed its Swindon plant, officially for reasons unrelated to Brexit, Toyota concentrated on the production of a single model (Corolla), Stellantis decided to keep its Ellesmere Port site in extremis to produce cars electric and Jaguar has indicated that it will close its Castle Bromwich site in 2024, which produces sedans, coupes and convertibles. Jaguar SUVs will continue to be produced at Land Rover's Solihull site. In 2021, three brands represent 61% of British production, divided equally: Nissan, Land Rover and Mini. With the departure of Honda and the expected decline of Jaguar, Britain's production volume is unlikely to return to the million units a year for several years.
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