UK foreign minister asks Toyota to stay after Honda opts to leave

Automaker apparently declined to give definite answer in fear of no-deal Brexit

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, left, met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on April 15. He also talked with a Toyota Motor executive to offer reassurances over Brexit. © Reuters

MINORU SATAKE, Nikkei staff writer

April 16, 2019 06:47 JST

LONDON -- British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked Toyota Motor to remain in the U.K. even as the Japanese automaker considers following compatriot Honda Motor out of the country amid concerns over a no-deal Brexit, Nikkei has learned.