Nissan boss warns UK over possible EU exit

Nissan will reconsider its investment in the United Kingdom if Britain leaves the European Union, chief executive Carlos Ghosn told the BBC on the 7 November 2013.

However, Lord Jones of Birmingham (Digby Jones) – the former director general of the Confederation of British Industry – said also on the 7 November 2013 that must be ready to leave the EU to boost its competitiveness in the open market.

This followed the publication by the CBI of a report earlier in the same week saying that the majority of its members thought that UK withdrawal from the EU would be seriously damaging.

• Primary Source

The Guardian, 08.11.13: Nissan might leave if UK quits EU http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/nov/08/nissan-automotive-industry

ESO: Background information: CBI says staying in EU 'overwhelmingly' best for business http://www.europeansources.info/record/cbi-says-staying-in-eu-overwhelmingly-best-for-business/

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