BMW has produced a expert task force to prepare for a worst-case Brexit scenario, one in which the UK leaves the customs union as well as the single market, in addition to the EU, without any trade offers in place.
BMW’s Brexit task force is preparing the business for prolonged border queues as well as their associated supply delays, as well as is likewise thinking about safeguards against task losses. The business develops around 200,000 MINIs a year at its Cowley plant in Oxford, as well as crafts 20 Rolls-Royces a day at Goodwood in West Sussex.
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BMW buying chief Markus Duesmann stated the company’s Brexit method prioritised : “reliable deliveries to the factories” as well as “safeguarding jobs”, adding: “Brexit is saddling us with a significant expense.”
Painting a photo of the company’s present supply model, Duesmann told German trade magazine Automobilwoche that: “A number of elements cross the English channel as lots of as four times before a automobile is completely developed as well as reaches dealers. With every border crossing, a customs clearance as well as task will be due.”
Duesmann explained that the development of fresh trade limits between the UK as well as the EU indicated BMW would be “expecting a bottleneck at the border” as well as that it had to “anticipate delays in the supply chain”. The business will requirement “far a lot more products on the road” to counteract such delays as well as keep its UK factories running.