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Lord Evans of Rainow (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 September 2026

Debate

UK Automotive and Components Sector

Contribution

My Lords, the Minister will be aware that the Chinese Government and their motor manufacturers are eyeing up the European car market, flooding it with millions of good-quality cars which are undercutting our own domestic market—an issue the noble Lord, Lord Spellar, addressed in his excellent Question. What assessment has the Minister made of the Chinese Government’s strategy of flooding the European car market, and is he aware that Volkswagen has closed down its state-of-the-art plant in Dresden?

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