Brexit Stockpiling Frenzy Fuels Chaos in Cross-Channel Trade

  • France and U.K. feel the strain from surge in cargo flows
  • Honda’s English plant halted work Wednesday amid parts delays
A poster advertising Honda cars in Swindon, England.Photographer: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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The split from the European Union is fueling an increasingly frenzied demand for goods, creating traffic snarl-ups at ports and highways on both sides of the English Channel and leading to at least one major factory shutdown.