The head of the German car industry has added his voice to a growing chorus of demands from Europe for the UK government to urgently clarify its Brexit objectives. Matthias Wissmann, the president of the German Automotive Industry Association, said prolonged uncertainty on the government’s position could damage investment in the UK, where German manufacturers have about 100 production sites. The Brexit minister, David Davis, briefed MEPs on the subject on Tuesday and reportedly told them the government wanted to stay in. A French diplomatic source said on Wednesday the British government’s position on Brexit was “not easy to understand”. Grant said government pronouncements since October had contributed to “an erosion of the goodwill that EU leaders feel towards the UK.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2016 13:02 UTC