Car Lobby Warns Against 'No-Deal Brexit'

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said departing the European Union without a deal presented an "existential threat" to Britain's auto industry.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, holds his first Cabinet meeting with Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid and Secretary for Work and Pensions Amber Rudd, right, at Downing Street in London, Thursday July 25, 2019.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, holds his first Cabinet meeting with Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid and Secretary for Work and Pensions Amber Rudd, right, at Downing Street in London, Thursday July 25, 2019.
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