{"id":1443,"date":"2018-05-29T21:13:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T18:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/?p=1443"},"modified":"2018-05-10T21:43:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T18:43:23","slug":"pismo-iz-velikobritanii-jeto-vse-o-breksite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/pismo-iz-velikobritanii-jeto-vse-o-breksite\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from UK: Is it all about Brexit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/Letter-from-the-UK.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>UK Car Production Down: But is it all about Brexit?<\/p>\n<p>I receive a lot of messages in my growing email inbox. <\/p>\n<p>I also get a lot of email every fiscal quarter from automakers screaming from the rooftops that the last three months have been their best, but in terms of sales and profits; <\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/pismo-iz-velikobritanii-jeto-vse-o-breksite\/#%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0\" >Troubled stats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/pismo-iz-velikobritanii-jeto-vse-o-breksite\/#%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0\" >big picture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/pismo-iz-velikobritanii-jeto-vse-o-breksite\/#%D0%9E%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA\" >public purse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/pismo-iz-velikobritanii-jeto-vse-o-breksite\/#%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2\" >Tide change<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0\"><\/span>Troubled stats<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Figures released recently show that UK car production declined again in March, with demand down -13.3% yoy as the domestic market continues to slow. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, production fell by -6.3% in the first quarter of 2018, with 440,426 vehicles on production lines this year. <\/p>\n<p>UK car and component manufacturers are important contributors to the UK economy and are responsible for 13% of the country&#039;s merchandise exports. <\/p>\n<p>According to the industry, \u201cThe double-digit decline in vehicle production in both domestic and overseas markets is a major concern. <\/p>\n<p>Enough; <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/JLR1680-700x508.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>In this September 2014 photo, newly built Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles are waiting to be delivered. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0\"><\/span>big picture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Further on the page, I put an asterisk against two words. <\/p>\n<p>However, I think that&#039;s the whole picture. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/66167vw_DB2011AL00178_medium_2-700x466.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The transparent Volkswagen factory or &quot;Die Gl\u00e4serne Manufaktur&quot; in Dresden, Germany, is the Mobility Center of the future automaker. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D0%9E%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA\"><\/span>public purse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Diesel vehicle sales have been hit hard by unfavorable and rather unfair publicity, but sales of petrol, hybrid and electric vehicles have not risen to the same extent as would seem reasonable. <\/p>\n<p>Running a car here is expensive. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2\"><\/span>Tide change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>From what I do (when I&#039;m not scrolling through the lists of the young girls who most desire my company), I hear the message: cars are getting boring. <\/p>\n<p>The most boring aspect of all are autonomous cars. <\/p>\n<p>Wherever you place the blame; <\/p>\n<p>Geoff Masted is a writer, photographer and author of our Letter from the UK series. <\/p>\n<p>Cover Photo: Jaguar Land Rover.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Car Production Down: \u041d\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u043b\u0438 \u043e Brexit? \u042f \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u044e \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0432 \u043c\u043e\u0435\u043c \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0443\u0449\u0435\u043c \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043c \u044f\u0449\u0438\u043a\u0435 \u044d\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0442\u044b. \u042f \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0436\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u044e \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0438\u0441\u0435\u043c \u0432 \u043a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043c \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0435 \u043e\u0442 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439, \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0445 \u0441 \u043a\u0440\u044b\u0448, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0442\u0440\u0438 \u043c\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0446\u0430 \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0438 \u0438\u0445 \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0438\u043c\u0438, \u043d\u043e \u0441 \u0442\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438 \u0437\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0436 \u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0431\u044b\u043b\u0438; 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