“Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said BMW’s investment was ‘another shining example of how the UK is the best place to build cars of the future’.”

Well, WishyRishi, I wouldn’t go *that* far—but it’s good news, of course, given the past threat by BMW to cease all EV production in the UK.

It would be better, however, if we had a British battery manufacturer.

But you screwed up Britishvolt.

#Cars #BMW #Mini #CarIndustry

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66745660

For Proof That Corporate #Greed Is Driving the #Inflation Crisis, Look to the #CarIndustry https://jacobin.com/2023/06/inflation-prices-profits-car-dealerships-controls/

#Brexit wrecked UK #carindustry, but so have the #Tories | Phillip Inman https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/20/brexit-has-wrecked-britains-car-industry-but-so-have-the-tories

RT @ETUI_org: 'Nobody is looking at the #employment effects of the transition to #NewEnergyVehicles in a historically high-wage #CarIndustry. What about the #electronics workers?' - Boy Lüthje, South China University @SCUT_SIE
#NetZeroMobility
➡️ https://www.etui.org/events/way-net-zero-mobility-what-does-mean-european-automobile-jobs

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