Does Britain still need a car industry?

Posted on 11 May 2009 by The Manufacturer

Dr Matthias Holweg from BERR's New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team discusses the fragile UK auto sector

The findings presented on Thursday by the New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team (NAIGT), a government-initiated review of the British motor industry, makes it very clear: The automotive industry in Britain is fragile, and is declining on virtually every indicator. Over the past decade, more assembly plants have closed in Britain than elsewhere in Europe,…

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