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UK not considered for Tesla factory because of Brexit

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    UK not considered for Tesla factory because of Brexit

    Huge plant will be built in Germany
    So much business is coming to the UK, Not

    Mr Musk told AutoExpress that Britain was never in the running for a gigafactory, as it was considered “too risky” because of the uncertainty caused by Brexit.
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    #2
    Morgan shelved their electric car too.

    Electric Morgan EV3 due on roads in 2018 with 120-mile range | Autocar

    I know cutting edge forward looking design when I see it....

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      #3
      Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
      Morgan shelved their electric car too.

      Electric Morgan EV3 due on roads in 2018 with 120-mile range | Autocar

      I know cutting edge forward looking design when I see it....
      Tesla’s not shelved, just not going to be built in the U.K.

      HTH.

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        #4
        Originally posted by meridian View Post
        Tesla’s not shelved, just not going to be built in the U.K.

        HTH.
        Makes sense, there's more room in Germany for the car fires. Plus plenty of cheap labor in the former Eastern-bloc to be exploited.
        Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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          #5
          Originally posted by MasterBait View Post
          Mr Musk told AutoExpress that Britain was never in the running for a gigafactory, as it was considered “too risky” because of the uncertainty caused by Brexit.
          So not because of too many pedos in the UK then?

          This is exactly why Brexit should have been done at the end of March. The uncdertainty is killing the Uk. The sooner Brexit gets done, the better.

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            #6
            Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
            So not because of too many pedos in the UK then?

            This is exactly why Brexit should have been done at the end of March. The uncdertainty is killing the Uk. The sooner Brexit gets done, the better.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
              Makes sense, there's more room in Germany for the car fires. Plus plenty of cheap labor in the former Eastern-bloc to be exploited.
              Made there, not necessarily sold there.

              And average wages for car workers are higher in Germany.

              The global car manufacturing wage gap: what do car factory workers earn? | Auto Express

              But apart from that, you were spot on.

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                #8
                Unemployment at 3.9% and in the future it is going to be harder for multinationals to bring in cheap labour to fill these low skilled jobs.

                I'm not seeing the downside.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                  So not because of too many pedos in the UK then?

                  This is exactly why Brexit should have been done at the end of March. The uncdertainty is killing the Uk. The sooner Brexit gets done, the better.
                  Then would definitely be out of option due to taxation when exporting to mainland Europe! What would be the point to make a factory on Europe in the only country that will have importing/exporting taxes to the EU?!
                  "The boy who cried Sheep"

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by CryingSheep View Post
                    Then would definitely be out of option due to taxation when exporting to mainland Europe! What would be the point to make a factory on Europe in the only country that will have importing/exporting taxes to the EU?!
                    As the UK is the country with the most buyers. After any no-deal brexit, there will be huge tariffs on EU cars. So in the UK we will mostly buy Japanese and Tesla. No more Audi, BMW and Mercedes - which will improve driving standards enormously.

                    When the UK decides to reduce population to cope with climate change, guess which drivers will be "deprioritised" first?

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