is the U. K. Car making industry at
risk of collapsing. BMW is moving production of electric
minis from Oxford to china british walt. The UK
startup that's supposed to supply the country with E V
batteries is struggling to stay afloat and Honda closed its
Swindon factory last year, ending more than 30 years
of car making in England Britain, used to be
the world's second-largest auto making base. It's now fallen
to 18th behind Slovakia and Canada, losing more well
paid cars, jobs would be a severe blow to
the U. K. Economy. How did we
get here, Brexit, meager government incentives and surging
energy prices have stifled investments to make scale, you
need a local battery supply chain and the U.
K still lacks that jaguar land rover has been looking
to continental europe for supply. There is hope.
Nissan Lantus and Bentley have committed to making TVs in
the UK. The country has top notch designers and
engineers and brands like Aston martin and Rolls Royce have
considerable cachet. Still, experts agree that much more
investment is needed to keep U. K. Car
factories running for years to come