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Originally Posted by martyh
Is that even possible ? what would the rest of the EU members say to the UK buying back privilege?
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We just don't know. I think Norway and Switzerland do something similar. They get a worse deal than member states do as they have to implement equivalent legislation, fund the EU but, have freedom of movement but don't get a chance to influence legislation.
I could see such a deal being attractive to net budget contributors like Germany and France as this would go some way to making up EU contributions when the UK leaves. We may even end up contributing more than we do at the moment.
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Originally Posted by martyh
Didn't Ford do it a few years back with the Transit production and to be honest Nissan have been threatening to cut production OR cast doubt on future investment for some years now,long before brexit
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Ford has ended all vehicle production in the UK, it just manufactures engines and does design and engineering work here.
The issue with downsizing by a Japanese manufacturer is that they are relatively new operations whereas Ford's factories were a lot older. Ford Dagenham opened in 1931, Southampton in 1939.