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Post by Tim on Jun 6, 2019 10:58:22 GMT
Ford are closing their Bridgend engine plant next year with the loss of 1,700 jobs.
Do they actually still make anything in the UK?
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Post by johnc on Jun 6, 2019 11:02:47 GMT
Factory closures and job losses feels as though we have been transported back to the late 70's/early 80's.
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Post by Tim on Jun 6, 2019 11:19:57 GMT
Make sure the council are still emptying your bins.......
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Post by racingteatray on Jun 6, 2019 11:31:37 GMT
On that note, anyone else been watching the BBC's new series on Thatcher?
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jun 6, 2019 12:05:13 GMT
I think job losses will continue under Ford's huge restructuring. I notice VW are laying off 4000 people in Germany.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 12:45:14 GMT
At least there is a chance of BMW taking over the Honda plant.
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Post by PG on Jun 6, 2019 15:55:00 GMT
Make sure the council are still emptying your bins....... According to BBC Midland last night, Birmingham is suffering yet more bin collection issues. After last year's long strike and subsequent restructure of the rounds and rotas, they now can't get round everybody in a week. |
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Post by PG on Jun 6, 2019 16:05:34 GMT
Sad news, but sadly predictable. As the previous ex-PAG customers of the plant - Volvo, Jag - have taken engine production in house, plus no new engines being awarded to the plant, Ford had a factory with a capacity of 750,000 engines a year scheduled to make 150,000 3 cylinder engines a year from 2020. And as said above, the Bridgend workers are not alone. Layoffs all over the place are the order of the day in Ford Europe.
Ford's Europe business is a complete mess. Ford's heyday was when people had no choice or rigid choices - every salesman got a 1.3L Escort, manager a Cortina 1.6GL etc - or when they can bring out cars that inspired people to want to buy them - like the Capri and the fast Fords. Now they seem to think that they can charge top dollar for middle-ground product and then wonder why it fails. Ford Edge withdrawn; the hopeless Vignale "brand" etc etc.
Another few years of this and I can see Ford trying to do a GM and dispose of Ford Europe to anybody who will have it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 17:05:58 GMT
With the suggestion that Ford will cease production of 'cars' and move into being a strict suv/commercial company the argument for them maintaining plants outside the USA dies a death. Especially with the current administration wanting to retrench into the home market to retain jobs at home. It was mentioned that most of the companies out there would merge into four or five groups. I thought more cooperation might do but more and more wonder if that is possible
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Post by ChrisM on Jun 6, 2019 20:12:39 GMT
Engine plant closures are sadly inevitable as we are pushed towards electric vehicles. This is, I fear, unfortunately only the start of cuts to come across the developed world
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Post by grampa on Jun 14, 2019 10:16:50 GMT
On that note, anyone else been watching the BBC's new series on Thatcher? I've recorded it but haven't got round to watching it yet - is it worth watching? |
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Post by chocy on Jul 11, 2019 15:58:54 GMT
Engine plant closures are sadly inevitable as we are pushed towards electric vehicles. This is, I fear, unfortunately only the start of cuts to come across the developed world I don't think electric cars are the issue. If you were a global company and needed to make cuts in Europe, Brexit makes it a no brainer to cut your British workforce |
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