Media outreach of automotive industry press release warning on severe repercussions of EU-UK ‘no deal’ scenario

CLEPA, ACEA and the SMMT, along with 21 national associations, have warned collectively that the automotive sector could face severe repercussions of a ‘no deal’ scenario. Economies and jobs on both sides of the channel are at risk of a second devastating hit in the shape of no deal coming on top of around €100 billion worth of production lost so far this year due to the coronavirus crisis. The industry believes that any deal should include zero tariffs and quotas, appropriate rules of origin and a framework to avoid regulatory divergence. A press release was shared with stakeholders, policy makers and media, and outlets across Europe reported this initiative:

EU media outlets:

Politico, Euractiv

Automotive media outlets:

Automotive News Europe, Automotive World, Just-Auto

National media outlets: 

Cyprus:

• Cyprus mail

France:

• Les Echos
• Le Figaro

Germany:

• Handelsblatt
• Der Spiegel

Hungary:

• Portfolio

Italy: 

• La Repubblica
• La Stampa

Poland:

• WNP
• Motofocus

Portugal: 

• Observador
• Jornal economico

Spain:

• El Mundo
• Voz Populi

Turkey:

• Oto Ajanda

UK:

• The Guardian
• BBC