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I suppose we all remember the jokes during the building of Concorde, that the British and French would each use their own measurement systems and standards so that the parts would never fit. It was silly, of course, but it did show the importance of communication of all kinds in a multinational environment. Now it is ever more so the case, particularly in the motor industry as “national” industries no longer exist in the context of the EU, only actual or potential multinational conglomerates. I think I drive a French car, but I have no idea whence the components originate...
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