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More than half of the UK’s car manufacturing capacity had some form of shutdown planned to coincide with the October 31 deadline in case of disruption to the supply of parts, a repeat of similar production pauses in April after the original March 31 Brexit date.
Boris Johnson’s government last month complied with parliament’s demands to delay the Brexit date, staving off the imminent threat of a no-deal Brexit, but the extension came too late for carmakers who had already agreed the shutdowns with staff and suppliers.
Jaguar Land Rover will stop making cars and engines at Halewood, Castle Bromwich, Wolverhampton and Solihull from Monday to Friday, with employees instead assigned to maintenance and training.
BMW’s plant in Oxford is busy ramping up production of its new electric Mini, which the company hopes will be a mass-market battery-powered vehicle.
However, workers did not come in for the Thursday night shift and the plant is expected to remain shut from Friday until today. — The Guardian.
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