Statement on Brexit negotiations

Wednesday 30 September, 2020

SMMT statement:

The UK government has repeatedly expressed support for our automotive industry as the nation’s biggest exporter of goods. Given its importance to the economy and livelihoods and the damaging consequences of tariffs, we need the sector prioritised in negotiations, not traded off against other industries. Any agreement must work for automotive so we need both sides to strike a deal that safeguards the global competitiveness of the sector and consumer choice in the market.