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[Lizzie Zoom]

Very true, you don't ask you don't get. But also shouldn't be surprised when you get told where to get off .

The piece about other EU states is the backdrop which is so often lost when talking about these negotiations. Yes, what we trade with the EU and they trade with us and how people move around is all extremely important (regardless of the bickering about who needs who more), but the EU central figures know that the future of the whole EU project depends on us being worse off out than in and that will inform their negotiating position above all else.

Which says so much about the project, but apart from that, there is also the fact that they need to agree a deal which leaves us better off than simply leaving and reverting to WTO rules, which is nowhere as bad an option as some would lead us to believe.
In the end, I believe it will finish up like most EU negotiations do. Lots of hot air, right up to the last minute of the last hour, and then a deal will be struck.
If Merkel is still in power, it will be on her say so.

When it comes to money, jobs and votes politicians and their rules are always flexible with that applying to the EU much more than most. When push comes to shove it will be Merkel sorting out the goods side to stop the German car industry being hammered and with the French their farmers. Both these UK markets offer good opportunities to the US luxury car makers and ROW food exporters. GM, Ford and Crysler have really upped their game against BMW and Mercedes and it is not difficult for the ROW to beat the inefficient French farmers cost base which EU minimum prices are based on.

By selling the Vauxhall/Opel brand ?

[Rods2]

Only with no marketing savvy as they are run of the mill volume brands, otherwise, they will make them either Chevrolet or Cadillac or use both. Chevrolet already gets exposure through Man Utd shirt sponsorship.

It is worth reading some of the reviews of US luxury brands v BMW and Mercedes to see through necessity how much they have improved.

[Lizzie Zoom]

Only with no marketing savvy as they are run of the mill volume brands, otherwise, they will make them either Chevrolet or Cadillac or use both. Chevrolet already gets exposure through Man Utd shirt sponsorship.

It is worth reading some of the reviews of US luxury brands v BMW and Mercedes to see through necessity how much they have improved.

Thanks