The Digester

Stronger UK–Europe trade links are smoothing cross-border supply chains and enabling joint development in electric vehicle batteries, aerospace components and precision engineering.

Advanced manufacturing contributes more than £80 billion a year to the UK economy.
Car manufacturing is the UK’s largest goods export sector, generating £43 billion in exports in 2024.
A £1 billion battery gigafactory in Sunderland will produce batteries for up to 100,000 electric vehicles a year.
South west England and Wales together manufacture around half of the world’s large civil aircraft wings.
Cross-border UK–Europe supply chains enable shared development of EV batteries, aircraft components and precision parts.
Renishaw derives about 95 percent of its sales from exports while keeping most research and development in the UK.
UK policy includes significant investment in advanced manufacturing R&D and programmes to accelerate robotics and digital adoption.

UK–Europe trade reshapes advanced manufacturing

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