'No-deal' Brexit could cost £60m a day, Jaguar boss warns
The chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover has warned that supply bottlenecks resulting from a "no-deal" Brexit could bring to a halt to production at the company's UK car plants. Ralf Speth said that, with JLR producing 3,000 cars daily and relying heavily on "just-in-time" supply chains where parts are delivered shortly before they are used, he would be "very, very concerned" if there were blockages in the supply of parts.He told Sky News: "Just one part missing could mean stopping production at a cost of £60m a day. That is a huge risk."We depend on free, frictionless, seamless logistics."Dr Speth also repeated his warning, made in early July, that a hard Brexit would cost Jaguar Land Rover, the biggest private sector employer in the West Midlands, £1.2bn.He warn...