Ford to close all factories in the UK

[m0n1k3r]

You lost, get over it Will of the people, blah blah blah

Ah, the willow, the willow...

[BlasterBates]

VW continues to manufacture diesel cars

Diesel will see a renaissance in the not-too-distant future because people who drove diesels will realize that it was a very comfortable drive concept," said Matthias Mueller, Volkswagen's newest CEO

Not surprising as UK competition will be shut down.

I can see this will be the "mantra" when car manufacturing shuts down in the UK, that is it's simply due to the lack of demand for diesels, however diesels will be imported like there is no tomorrow.

[BlasterBates]

I don't think the article actually said all Ford factories in the UK. I strongly suspect that the Diesel Engine plant in Dagenham will goo, but not because of Brexit. The RnD Facility in Dagenham will probably stay unless Ford is thinking of pulling out of all Motorsport. which just leaves the Petrol Engine plant at Bridgend. Ford will have to balance the cost of exporting the engines to the car production plant in Germany and then reimporting 1 in 3 back to the UK against moving the petrol engine production to another facility where the tariffs are more favourable.

That's not what he said, he said it was because of Brexit.

Another participant on the private call with May said that other companies delivered the same warning as Ford, The Times reported.

Not all of the companies on the "private call" manufacture diesel engines.

One thing you can't relocate are farms.

[Whorty]

Plenty of counselling jobs comforting distraught Bremoaners anyway..................and the surge in comfort blanket sales and nappies!!

You won, get over it Will of the people, blah blah blah

[meridian]

I don't think the article actually said all Ford factories in the UK. I strongly suspect that the Diesel Engine plant in Dagenham will goo, but not because of Brexit. The RnD Facility in Dagenham will probably stay unless Ford is thinking of pulling out of all Motorsport. which just leaves the Petrol Engine plant at Bridgend. Ford will have to balance the cost of exporting the engines to the car production plant in Germany and then reimporting 1 in 3 back to the UK against moving the petrol engine production to another facility where the tariffs are more favourable.

Agreed that diesel is a big consideration, as is tariffs. They will also need to figure out what the future Rules of Origin are and tri-partite recognition of UK/EU as being the same for RoO purposes (e.g. the destination export market, say South Korea, agreeing that UK-made parts count as EU for the purposes of EU/S Korea FTA RoO).

[BlueSharp]

It's only 13,000 job losses. They'll easily get other jobs. Embrace the opportunities out there.

Make Mercia Great Again

FTFY

[Yorkie62]

With May's deal on the rocks, Ford will pull out of the UK completely

Ford told UK PM May it is preparing alternative production sites: The Times | Reuters

No fear, the fruit farms will take up the slack.

I don't think the article actually said all Ford factories in the UK. I strongly suspect that the Diesel Engine plant in Dagenham will goo, but not because of Brexit. The RnD Facility in Dagenham will probably stay unless Ford is thinking of pulling out of all Motorsport. which just leaves the Petrol Engine plant at Bridgend. Ford will have to balance the cost of exporting the engines to the car production plant in Germany and then reimporting 1 in 3 back to the UK against moving the petrol engine production to another facility where the tariffs are more favourable.

[WTFH]

It's cause of diesel engines and oil companies and anyone else who can be blamed apart from those who are actually responsible for voting for this mess and still thinking it's a great idea.

[Whorty]

project fearfake news

You lost, get over it Will of the people, blah blah blah

[shaunbhoy]

They'll easily get other jobs. Embrace the opportunities out there.

Plenty of counselling jobs comforting distraught Bremoaners anyway..................and the surge in comfort blanket sales and nappies!!

[Eirikur]

project fearfake news

[Whorty]

It's only 13,000 job losses. They'll easily get other jobs. Embrace the opportunities out there.

Make Britain Great Again

[Paddy]

Bring back the Alegro.

[GreenMirror]

Major tariffs on cars imported to the UK will be required.

[BlasterBates]

With May's deal on the rocks, Ford will pull out of the UK completely

Ford told UK PM May it is preparing alternative production sites: The Times | Reuters

No fear, the fruit farms will take up the slack.