THERE has been a distinct change of tone from car industry bosses in their messages to our Government and EU negotiators over Brexit.
PSA chief Carlos Tavares (above), responsible for Vauxhall and its Ellesmere Port and Luton plants, plus Peugeot, Citroen, DS and Opel, was blunt when I asked him what his thoughts were on the current situation. “My message to Mrs May and [EU chief negotiator] Monsieur Barnier is that no deal is unacceptable,” he said. “In the interests of British and EU citizens we must have a deal.”
No deal would also mean prices would rise and the number of available models reduce, says Tavares.
JLR boss Dr Ralf Speth has been similarly strident in recent weeks and he told me in Paris: “It’s becoming more and more…
