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Fords Southampton Van plant to close - NorthernRaider - 24 October 2012
Just breaking on Sky their Transit Van plant is to be closed, thats gonno hurt that town badly.
RE: Fords Southampton Van plant to close - Metroyeti - 24 October 2012
Another one bites the dust. industry in this country is buggered, feel sorry for all the workers.
RE: Fords Southampton Van plant to close - bigpaul - 24 October 2012
i think i saw on the lunchtime news they are moving production to Spain, probably cheaper labour i presume.
RE: Fords Southampton Van plant to close - David075 - 24 October 2012
something else to add to the list of things we used to make.
RE: Fords Southampton Van plant to close - Southern_Chap - 25 October 2012
@BigPaul, production is already happening in Turkey and the rest of the work the Southampton plant did, will be shipped there.
Ever since Ford built the factory in Turkey, the plants days were numbered.
@NR It will hurt the town, but numbers were down to 500, when my old man worked there, there was around 2000 employees.
As with any business it's profit driven, if you can make the same prduct at half the price, it would be bad business to stay. Nostalgic businesses don't last. You all know this anyways.
RE: Fords Southampton Van plant to close - NorthernRaider - 25 October 2012
I only bought my bloody transit cos it weas British made and thought obtaining parts after TSHTF would be easier, So next time I'll buy what I wanted an Iveco Daily.
RE: Fords Southampton Van plant to close - Jan - 25 October 2012
And now they say we're out of a recession............what planet are they living on!!!!
RE: Fords Southampton Van plant to close - Metroyeti - 25 October 2012
Wernt they saying that last year?
RE: Fords Southampton Van plant to close - NorthernRaider - 25 October 2012
I dont think the recession has even started to bite yet, Germanys economy is slowing down and the new French governments plans are not working either. I think the flood of Euros going to Southern Europe will stop sooner or later, THEN TSWHTF
RE: Fords Southampton Van plant to close - Jan - 25 October 2012
Yep, this "out of recession" crap is for the sheeple masses......little do they realize!