Jaguar Land Rover: One-week shutdown will impact the rest of the supply chain

Dr Amir Qamar Department of Strategy & International Business   Before the Brexit referendum, a large number of manufacturing firms within the automotive sector were re-shoring to the UK with an estimated 1/6 bringing manufacturing back home between 2011-14. Since Brexit was announced, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, declared last year … Continue reading “Jaguar Land Rover: One-week shutdown will impact the rest of the supply chain”

Where will be hit hardest by a no-deal Brexit?

By Dr Chloe Billing, Research Fellow City Region Economic and Development Institute (City REDI), University of Birmingham With the historic defeat of the Government’s Brexit deal on Tuesday 15th January, what are the economic implications for UK regions in the event of a no-deal Brexit? The work of our international research team, led by Professor … Continue reading “Where will be hit hardest by a no-deal Brexit?”