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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly and Lisa O’Carroll

EU urged to exempt UK from car rules that could be worst Brexit impact yet

A new blue Mini Cooper Electric on the production line at the BMW Mini plant at Cowley in Oxford
The Mini maker BMW is a member of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

The EU’s car industry has called for the UK to be fully included in new “made in Europe” rules that threaten to shut out British manufacturers from their biggest export market.

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (Acea) on Wednesday urged Brussels to give the UK, Turkey and Morocco “justified, targeted exemptions” to the rules, which will require cars and parts to be made within the EU to qualify for subsidies or public procurement.

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