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		</div><p>The UK head of Toyota has warned the company might have to halt car production for “months” in the case of a no-deal Brexit, potentially putting jobs at risk.</p>
<p>Marvin Cooke, the firm’s managing director, said that the impact of any border delays in the “unprecedented” scenario would be hugely damaging for a firm that sources parts from all across Europe and ships them to Britain for assembly.</p>
<p>Toyota employs some 3,000 in the UK at two sites, the main vehicle assembly plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire, and an engine site in north Wales.</p>
<blockquote><p>If we crash out of the EU and just one supplier part is missing, we will not be able to produce cars in that time</p></blockquote>
<p>It is the latest car manufacturer to warn of the impact of a hard Brexit on the sector, following Jaguar Land Rover, BMW and Honda. Mr Cook told BBC News: “If we crash out of the EU and just one supplier part is missing, we will not be able to produce cars during that time.</p>
<p>“We cannot predict if the impact of a hard Brexit would be hours, days, weeks or months, so we cannot predict whether or not such interruptions would continue for just a few hours, days or months.</p>
<p>“In the past, of there has been a minor problem with a vehicle or at the (Channel) Tunnel, we can overcome it, it’s a minor impact. This is unprecedented, totally unknown.”</p>
<p>Toyota announced in February that Burnaston would build its latest version of the Auris model.<br />
It unveiled plans to invest £240 million in the plant in March 2017. Mr Cooke warned that there were longer-term problems for the industry in any scenario, whether no-deal or a deal which led to customs and other costs at the border.</p>
<p>He told the BBC: “The additional burden of import and export costs would add permanent costs to our business. It would reduce our competitiveness.</p>
<p>“Sadly I think that would reduce the number of cars made in the UK and that would cost jobs.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_118446" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-118446" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CD114006-B4EC-45BD-B436-3175FF180597.jpeg"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CD114006-B4EC-45BD-B436-3175FF180597.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="409" class="size-full wp-image-118446" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-118446" class="wp-caption-text">Business Secretary Greg Clark insisted the Chequers plan was not dead and would provide car manufacturers with the system they need</figcaption></figure>
<p>Business secretary Greg Clark insisted that the Chequers plan was not dead and “does precisely what is required” for car manufacturers at a time of huge change in the industry with the growth of electric and self-driven vehicles.</p>
<p>He told Today: “No one could be under any illusion that the PM and our negotiating team are (not) absolutely determined and recognise of course that we need to have a deal, that we want to have the best deal that will allow not just the success at present be enjoyed but for us to grasp this opportunity.</p>
<p>“We are one of the world’s leaders in the next generation of automotive technology, to see that slip through our fingers is something we would regret forever.”</p>
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