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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to protect carmakers after brexit during a visit to the north-east of England, euronews reported. Johnson visited Ferguson transport in the northeast of England during the December 9 election campaign. The logistics company was named the UK's best logistics supplier in 2015-2016, only 6 kilometers from Nissan, the UK's largest auto manufacturer. Asked if he could guarantee the normal operation of the Nissan plant, Johnson said: "we must protect the normal operation of Nissan and its supply chain and attract investors' interest, which is very important for us." Johnson said that after brexit, car manufacturers in the UK will continue to be protected and their supply chain will not be interrupted by brexit. Janluka defeich, Nissan's president for Europe, has previously claimed that if a hard brexit results in tariffs between the UK and the EU reaching 10%, the future of Nissan's plants in the UK could suffer. "If the tariffs imposed by the world trade organization are implemented, Nissan's development in the entire European market will be affected," he told eurocar news. The British general election will be held on December 12. Polls show that the Conservative Party led by Johnson is expected to win a majority, which means that the British Parliament will vote on whether to leave Europe by January 31 next year.