The chairman of Ford Europe has said the company would take a "long hard look" at its UK operations in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Steven Armstrong told Sky News said No Deal is not an option for anyone in the auto industry and said it is about time people got together and supported the deal on the table or came up with an alternative that enables to continue using their supply chain.
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"Anything that puts either tariffs or friction at the borders in place - a no-deal Brexit - would be a disaster for Ford Motor Company but also the rest of the industry," said Mr Armstong.
"We basically calculate that number through the cost of the tariffs of us bringing goods and services across from Europe and back into Europe from the UK and the loss of productivity we would have if we had to have some form of customs checks.
"So we've been very consistent in saying no-deal is not an option. We think it's about time the government and parliament in general got together and figured a way through this to allow us to continue with frictionless trade and take tariffs off the table."
Ford employs 13,000 staff in the UK, with currently 1,500 working at its engine plant in Bridgend.
In February Ford told Prime Minister Theresa May during a telephone call with business leaders that it was preparing alternative sites abroad.
The car industry has been warning about the impact of a no-deal Brexit, with some already cutting back on jobs and production plans.
A participant in the call told the Times that other companies delivered the same warning as Ford.
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They said: “The general message was that this isn’t about contingencies any more — we are taking steps already because of the uncertainty. It’s real.”
In a statement, Ford said that a no-deal, hard Brexit would be "catastrophic for the UK auto industry".
The Bridgend plant is already facing huge uncertainty as the life of the engines it currently makes drawing to an end with fewer staff needed for the Dragon engine expected to come into production afterward.
