Ford axes Bridgend plant after warning Brexit would destroy UK car industry

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BREAKING: Ford axes Bridgend plant months after warning Brexit would destroy UK car industry

Ford will axe its Bridgend factory in September next year, union sources have confirmed.

At least 1,500 jobs will be immediately affected by the shutdown, along with many more at companies in the supply chain.At least 1,500 jobs will be immediately affected for the closure Worker Tony Phillips, who has been at the plant for 31 years toldHe said: ‘They said there were not going to be any plant closures. These are well-paid jobs.’

He continued: ‘It will mean disaster for both our members in Bridgend and the community at large, who we will stand by the tough thick and thin.‘The ironic part is in the week that Donald Trump is meeting the UK Prime Minister and talking up a special relationship and trade deal with the UK and the US, if the plant does close, the new line is likely to be taken to Mexico by an American company.

Nissan also reversed a decision to build its new X-Trail vehicle at its Sunderland plant, which has a 7,000-strong workforce.

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Nothing to do with Brexit at all , most car manufacturers are slowly fazing out to go Electric

Nah, they are blaming brexit but this was planned ages ago. Using brexit so they can try to be the innocent ones. Nobody has the money for all these new cars. Eventually there has to be a time where we all have the car we need and it's probably reaching that point.

Please send all redundancy claims to messrs Johnson and Farage.

Brexit hasn’t happened.

You forget to mention this. How unusual then you are just a propaganda rag, fir only for emergency toilet paper. Still, here it is

Project fear nothing to do with Nrexit just an easy excuse

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