LastFriday, theFordengineplantatBridgendcloseitsdoorsindustriesthewhole, facing a perfectstormofpandemicattheendoftheengineandthentheUKnewtradebarrierswithitsmainmarket.
That's in a Number 10 letterobtainedbytheBBCinitschiefUKnegotiated, DavidFrostacknowledgestheindustry's needtocountnonEuropeanparts, particularlyfromJapanandTurkey.
Evenifthereis a dealonpostBrexittradewiththeEuropeanUnioninthenextfewweeks, thecompromisesmadewillcreatewinnersandlosersindifferentsectorsoftheBritisheconomyat a toughtime.
Andsothisleakslettergives a uniqueinsightintothatblackboxofwhattheUKgovernmentisaskingforonwhatitiswillingtoinsistononthecarindustrythinksthatitmightbebeingtradedoffagainstotherindustries.
英国の自動車産業は関税に直面する可能性があることを示唆する文書が流出 - Brexit貿易協定でも - BBC News (Leaked document suggests UK car industry may face tariffs - even with a Brexit trade deal - BBC News)