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Why Do We Keep Sending £60 Billion Abroad for Cars?

Why Do We Keep Sending £60 Billion Abroad for Cars?

That money could be paying British wages, funding British suppliers, and building British factories.

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Mike Olley
Aug 12, 2025
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Every year, Britain spends around £60 billion importing finished cars and their parts. That’s one in every ten pounds of our visible trade — gone from the UK economy in the blink of an eye.

That money could be paying British wages, funding British suppliers, and building British factories. Instead, it fuels overseas industries, supports foreign workforce…

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