Toyota and Nissan demand UK cover tariffs if no EU deal reached

Pressure grows on Boris Johnson ahead of summit with EU leaders next week

20201005 Nissan factory in UK and flags

The U.K. faces growing pressure from automakers to reach a free trade agreement with the European Union. (Source photos by Reuters and Kyodo)

KOSEI FUKAO, Nikkei staff writer

FRANKFURT -- Japan's Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor are demanding that the British government cover additional tariffs that could arise if the country cannot conclude a free-trade agreement with the European Union, Nikkei learned on Monday.

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