On 2/20/2018 12:05 PM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
alan_m wrote:
I predict that staying in the EU or leaving will have exactly the same
result with regards car assembly - it will migrate towards the poorer
Eastern European countries in much the same way as many other industries
have disappeared from the UK during the 40 years of EEC/EU membership.

Ask French and German car workers why their jobs are at risk, and both
these countries are not leaving the EU.

There is more to making cars - especially above budget level - than just
finding the cheapest place to do it.


The robots don't care where they are. OTOH, look where the car makers
have put up plants. No new ones in Detroit, New York, or California.
Mexico has some.

How about a Hungary Mercedes
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...t-germany.html