Honda, Aston Martin Outline ‘Stark’ Brexit Car-Certificate Limbo
- Japanese carmaker says EU indicated end to U.K. type approval
- Manufacturers currently can base certification at only 1 site
An employee checks the interior of an Aston Martin DB11 on the final assembly line at an assembly plant in Gaydon, U.K.
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Carmakers in the U.K. could endure “semi-catastrophic” production interruptions if the European Union stops automatically accepting the nation’s vehicle certification program once Brexit comes into effect, executives told British lawmakers.
Terms for Britain’s departure from the EU will need to include agreements on so-called type approvals for U.K.-made autos so they can still be sold in the bloc’s remaining countries, Patrick Keating, Honda Motor Co.’s government affairs manager in Europe, told parliament’s business, energy and industrial strategy committee in London on Tuesday.