So what is the something?
Petrol sales are up. Electric sales are up. Diesel sales have crashed. JLR sell 90% diesel. People want diesel cars. But there is so much doubt about buying one.
The EU are a lot more to blame than Brexit is. And if you replace a diesel for another diesel you get hit with higher tax by the government.
Yes JLR said Brexit. They never explained why. And that is because the truth is there for you to read.
Experts say Brexit is making things difficult whatever you say. If we leave the SM and CU we will have problems. There is uncertainty until we can make a deal that does away with frictions in the supply chain. Yes Dieselgate and the follow on is causing even more problems, but uncertainty remains a factor and was mentioned.
„There is no escaping the fact that being out of the customs union and single market will inevitably add barriers to trade, increase red tape and cost. Settling for “good” access to each other’s markets is not enough as it will only damage the UK’s competitiveness and reduce our ability to attract investment and the high quality jobs that go with it.
Brexit is finally being recognised as a highly complex and difficult negotiation which is why we urgently need a transitional arrangement which allows business to continue as normal until the UK’s new trade arrangement with the EU has been agreed and implemented.“
Whitewash it all you want and point the finger at the EU, but the experts at the Motor Manufacturing Society ( see above ) are also naming uncertainty through Brexit as a factor in the car industry. No surprise that Jaguar, or a spokesman, are quoted as mentioning Brexit as a factor. In this case not the main factor though.
