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Ford to axe 1,300 jobs in UK

Published 14 February 2023
By David Mullen
Ford has announced that it is to axe some 1,300 jobs in the UK — one fifth of its British workforce — over the next two years.
Honda Civic Type R

Honda Civic Type R values soar

The closure of Honda’s UK manufacturing plant in Swindon has unexpectedly resulted in an increase in the value of new and used examples of the Ci
Published 05 August 2021
Nissan is seeking government support worth tens of millions in order to build a “gigafactory” in Sunderland.

Battery gigafactory for Coventry Airport

Coventry Airport set to house the UK’s third battery gigafactory after planning application submitted.
Published 15 July 2021
Eight hundred jobs in jeopardy at Vauxhall factory in Ellesmere Port

Eight hundred jobs in jeopardy at Vauxhall factory

Eight hundred jobs could be lost at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port factory as the company is decides whether or not to close the plant.
Published 22 February 2021
Brazilian Ford workers protest factory closures

Brazilian Ford workers protest factory closures

Ford workers in Brazil have gathered at the gates of a manufacturing plant to protest the car maker's decision to end its Brazilian production.
Published 12 January 2021
How coronavirus plagued the UK car market in 2020

How coronavirus plagued the UK car market in 2020

Covid-19 has caused major problems across the UK automotive industry, but hope remains for a strong recovery in 2021.
Published 28 December 2020
Government considers £6000 scrappage scheme for electric car buyers

Scrappage scheme to stimulate EV buying

The UK government is reportedly considering offering electric car buyers a £6,000 discount as part of a scrappage scheme.
Published 08 June 2020
Nissan’s Sunderland plant to remain open amid job cuts

No job cuts at Nissan’s Sunderland plant

Workers at Nissan’s Sunderland plant are breathing a sigh of relief after it was revealed that there will be no job cuts at the factory.
Published 28 May 2020
UK car production plummets to near 10-year low

Car production in the UK plummets

The number of cars rolling off production lines in the UK has continued to decline; falling to its lowest level for almost a decade.
Published 30 January 2020

UK car makers: we need a world beating Brexit deal

UK car makers have issued their starkest warning yet over the dangers they face if the UK leave the European Union without a deal.
Published 27 November 2019

Honda will definitely close Swindon plant in 2021

Honda has confirmed it will shut down its Swindon plant by 2021, claiming "no viable alternatives" to the closure have been found.
Published 13 May 2019
Infiniti to quit Europe, end car manufacturing at Nissan's Sunderland plant

Infiniti to quit Europe, end Sunderland production

Nissan's sister brand Infiniti is to end production of its cars at the Sunderland car plant and quit Western Europe.
Published 12 March 2019
New car sales fall in April 2017

UK carmakers hit by crash in demand

Car production at British factories has fallen to an 18-month low after deliveries to the domestic market collapsed by more than 28 per cent.
Published 28 December 2017