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E CONOMIA
l Una locandina del DIT, il Dipartimento del
Governo per il Commercio Internazionale.
l A poster by the DIT, the UK Department
for International Trade.
La centralità del settore automotive
Il settore dell’automobile è d’importanza strategica da un
punto di vista nazionale. Il Regno Unito è il terzo produttore
europeo: le esportazioni nel 2014 hanno raggiunto i 34
miliardi di sterline, in crescita del 2% rispetto al 2013, e
rappresentano circa il 7% delle esportazioni di beni e servizi
del Regno Unito. Nel 2013 un volume record d’investimenti
ha posto le basi per produrre circa due milioni di unità
nel 2017/2018. La spesa per R&S è pari a circa 2 miliardi
di sterline, mentre il settore genera un fatturato di
circa 9 miliardi di sterline. Alcuni dei produttori più importanti
sono Rolls Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land
Rover, McLaren, Lotus, SAIC MG Motors, BMW, General
Motors e Honda.
Le precedenti stime della domanda di componenti per il
settore automotive prevedevano per il 2015 circa 380 milioni
di sterline, 190 milioni sterline per il 2024 e 3,5 miporti
annuali inferiori o pari a
300.000 sterline, di circa il 20%,
mentre per importi superiori a
300.000 sterline viene applicata
un’imposta del 21%.
L’attrazione di investimenti diretti
esteri nel Paese, supportata dai
servizi dello UK Trade and Investment
(UKTI), ha saputo attrarre,
nel corso del 2015, un numero record
di 1.988 progetti. Si stima
che gli investimenti diretti esteri
nel Paese abbiano superato i
1.000 miliardi di sterline nel corso
del 2014, creando circa
85.000 posti di lavoro. Tali investimenti si sviluppano principalmente
a partire da Stati Uniti, Olanda e Francia. Proprio
la capacità di attrarre investimenti diretti esteri nella nazione
e defiscalizzare potrebbe costituire un punto di forza nel-
la gestione futura del Paese, che vanta tassi d’interesse
bancari intorno allo 0,5%.
Per quanto riguarda i brevetti industriali, infine, la legislazione
si basa sui principi della Common Law e su atti legislativi
quali il Copyright Designs and Patents Act del 1998,
il Trade Marks Act 1998, il Patents Act del 1977 e il Registered
Design Act del 1949.
These investments are developed mainly from
the United States, the Netherlands and France.
The ability to attract foreign direct investment
in the nation and cut tax on corporate
income could be a strong point in the future
management of a country that boasts banking
interest rates around 0.5%.
Finally, as for the industrial patent, legislation
is based on the principles of Common Law and
legislative acts such as the Copyright, Designs
and Patents Act (1998), the Trade Marks
Act (1998), the Patents Act (1977) and the
Registered Design Act (1949).
The importance of automotive
The automobile sector is very important
strategically for the whole country. In fact,
Great Britain it is the third largest producer
in Europe, exports in 2014 reached £34
billion, an increase of 2% compared to 2013,
representing about 7% exports of goods and
services in the UK. In 2013, a record volume of
investments has laid the foundation to produce
about two million units in 2017/2018. £2
billion are approximately spent in R&D and the
sector is featured by a turnover of around £9
billion. Some of the most important producers
are Rolls Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar,
Land Rover, McLaren, Lotus, SAIC MG Motors,
BMW, General Motors and Honda.
Previous evaluations for components addressed
to the automotive sector projected a demand of
about £380 million for 2015, £190 million for
2024 and £3.5 billion for 2030. It is not easy
to predict whether England will be able to reach
a production rate of about 2 million vehicles for
the year 2018, or rather recent developments
will bring these investments to other countries.
The most important element of continuity is the
fact that, since 2012, about 15 billion pounds
have been invested in the automotive industry,
now converted into production sites that cannot
be easily moved abroad. As for the Italian
companies interested in providing equipment
to the automotive industry, the only solution is
monitoring both the internal development of
the UK market and any possible direction of
future investments.
The post-Brexit scenarios
At the end of the next two years, plus
additional extensions, the possible outcomes
could be substantially two: an ad-hoc
agreement between the EU and UK, or an
existing agreement outlined with the European
Economic Area (EEA), the space that binds
the members of the European Free Trade
Association (EFTA) to the EU with a market
ensuring free movement of people, goods and
services.
Finally, there is a third way mentioned by the
media: the referendum holds consultative
value; if agreements are not reached and if
the political situation in the UK changes in the
coming years, then it would remain a narrow
legal path for distorting the referendum
outcome. l
Many thanks to the UK Embassy in Rome, the
Consulate in Milan and the UKTI offices, engaged
in maintaining a high level of information for
companies in the mechatronic sector.
40 l marzo 2017
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