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

Shiploads of cars ready to set sail for US from UK as trade deal kicks in

Robotic arms work on a chassis in the aluminium body shop, part of Jaguar Land Rover's advanced manufacturing facility in Solihull, Birmingham.
Robotic arms work on a chassis in the aluminium body shop, part of Jaguar Land Rover's advanced manufacturing facility in Solihull, Birmingham. Photograph: Matt Crossick/Alamy

Shiploads of Minis, Aston Martins and Range Rovers will set sail for the US on Monday as the UK-US trade deal kicks in, but British farmers say they have been used as collateral to save the car industry.

Auto shipments across the Atlantic were down more than half in May after Donald Trump’s imposition of a 25% tariff on 3 April on top of an existing 2.5% levy.

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