Ford warns of redundancies

[TopGun]

BBC article states that Ford are looking for efficiencies in its European operations. The article mentions the Southampton plant as a UK operation although Ford doesn't mention the Transit plant specifically.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19722284

 

I guess we've heard this before many times over the years and the Transit plant has always survived although vans are also made elsewhere in Europe now.

 

Any views?

[EastleighSoulBoy]

BBC article states that Ford are looking for efficiencies in its European operations. The article mentions the Southampton plant as a UK operation although Ford doesn't mention the Transit plant specifically.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19722284

 

I guess we've heard this before many times over the years and the Transit plant has always survived although vans are also made elsewhere in Europe now.

 

Any views?

 

There has still no decision been made to award the Chassis Cab to Southampton Assembly Plant. IIRC the decision was imminent at the time of the voluntary redundancies and single shift move back in May 2009. That in itself is foreboding. Mention was made of this last week by a former shop steward who still has plant connections, mention also being made of rumours that Genk (Belgium), who build the Mondeo, are under review.