INDUSTRY WARNING
Britain’s car industry chief warns of chaos in no-deal Brexit scenario
London — A no-deal Brexit would damage the car industry in Britain and the EU by raising costs and sowing chaos for car makers and consumers alike, the head of Britain’s car industry warned on Tuesday. With less than eight months until Britain is due to exit the EU, Prime Minister Theresa May has yet to find a proposal to maintain economic ties with the bloc that pleases both sides of her divided party and is acceptable to negotiators in Brussels. May has stepped up planning for a so-called no-deal Brexit that would see the world’s fifth-largest economy crash out of the EU on March 29 2019, a step that could spook financial markets and dislocate trade flows across Europe and beyond. Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt pressed the government’s message on Tuesday, saying the "real chance of no-deal" that would hurt both sides could be stopped if the EU adopted a "pragmatic and sensible" approach that prioritised jobs. Mike Hawes, CE of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said car...
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