Brexit news: German carmakers prepare for 'no deal' and back Brussels says expert
German car manufacturers are preparing for a “very hard Brexit” according to political commentator Nina Schick. The President of the Federation of German industry has warned his country will prioritise protecting the single market over securing a good Brexit deal for Britain. Ms Schick claimed that suggestions German car manufactures would put pressure on Brussels to give the UK a good Brexit deal have been proven false. Speaking to Sky News, she said: “The BDI represents over 100,000 business and employs over eight million people, so the BDI is very very influential.
SKYNEWS•GETTY Nina Schick said German car companies and businesses are backing Brussels
“The fact is, despite the rhetoric on this side of the UK, if you actually listen to what German politicians are saying, what German business are saying, they do not want a putative deal with the UK, certainly not, but they are aware that the political turmoil here means that there may be no deal. “They are preparing for that eventuality. They are going to fight for their own economic and political interests and you can not mesh that with the current position of the British Government so it’s not very surprising. “Whenever we talk about the German position sometimes here in the UK they wheel out outsiders… like eccentric MEPs. “The mainstream of German politics, business and the public is united that Brexit is far more harmful to the UK.
They are aware that the political turmoil here means that there may be no deal Nina Schick
“They also think that yes we want a real but not if we have to compromise some of our fundamental political and economic values, that is there position, it always has been and will continue to be.” Dieter Kempf, head of the BDI, said it was the UK's responsibility “to limit the damage on both sides of the Channel. He told the Observer: "Defending the single market, a key European project, must be the priority for the European Union. Europe must maintain the integrity of the single market and its four freedoms: goods, capital, services, and labour.
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