Rishi Sunak says UK in talks with EU to allay carmakers’ Brexit concerns

PM's comments come after Germany's automotive industry joined calls for extension to trade deadline

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Rishi Sunak has said the UK is in talks with the EU over Brexit rules that could make some electric cars more expensive, after Germany's powerful automotive industry joined other leading carmakers in calling for more time.

Germany's main automotive lobby group, the VDA, joined calls on Thursday for an extension of a Brexit trade deadline for three years to avoid a 10% price rise on electric vehicles that cross the Channel to the UK.