{"id":6235,"date":"2019-01-11T16:25:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T16:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/ford-1000-bridgend-jobs-could-be-lost-by-2021\/"},"modified":"2019-01-11T16:25:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T16:25:24","slug":"ford-1000-bridgend-jobs-could-be-lost-by-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/ford-1000-bridgend-jobs-could-be-lost-by-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford: 1,000 Bridgend jobs could be lost by 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Ford workers in Bridgend\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/232D\/production\/_105150090_mediaitem105150089.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">PA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    The job losses in Bridgend would be phased over the next two years<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">About 1,000 jobs are under threat at a Ford plant in south Wales.<\/p>\n<p>The car giant is looking to shake up its European operations, with their site in Bridgend set to be the hardest hit over the next two years.<\/p>\n<p>If plans go ahead, the Bridgend jobs &#8211; more than half of the site&#8217;s workforce &#8211; will go in two phases by 2021, as part of 1,150 losses across the UK. <\/p>\n<p>Ford declined to confirm the figures and said it was currently consulting with unions.<\/p>\n<p>It said these talks were ahead of it implementing a &#8220;comprehensive transformation strategy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Bridgend site produces engines for Ford motor vehicles and employs about 1,700 people in total.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-46002556\" class=\"story-body__link\">Production line at Ford in Bridgend to shut for five days<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-46215002\" class=\"story-body__link\">Ford Bridgend: Ineos off-road car decision expected<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Unite union called it &#8220;grim news&#8221; and said shop stewards had been given a briefing. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a devastating blow for our members and their families, as well as having grave implications for the Welsh economy and the supply chain,&#8221; said officer Des Quinn.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unite is fully committed to opposing any compulsory redundancies and campaigning strongly for Bridgend to have a viable future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said representatives would consult with members over the coming days. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Production of a new Jaguar engine at Bridgend was halted for a week in October<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added: &#8220;There are a number of factors behind this grim news &#8211; the main ones being challenging market conditions for carmakers generally, a lack of a coherent industrial strategy from the UK government and the uncertainty created by Brexit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the last two decades the UK car industry has experienced a renaissance of which we can all be proud of.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The challenge for government, the carmakers and the unions in the near future is to fight very hard to maintain the environment that made that success possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 1,000 losses would come alongside 150 in Ford&#8217;s transport operations, which would affect lorry drivers.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the company said it would be speeding up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-46821571\" class=\"story-body__link\">plans to cut structural costs and thousands of jobs would go<\/a> across Europe.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;We are taking decisive action to transform the Ford business in Europe,&#8221; said group vice president for Europe, Steven Armstrong.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will invest in the vehicles, services, segments and markets that best support a long-term sustainably profitable business, creating value for all our stakeholders and delivering emotive vehicles to our customers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement from Ford came on the same day as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-46822706\" class=\"story-body__link\">Jaguar Land Rover said it was axing 4,500 jobs<\/a> and Honda said it was halting production for six days after Brexit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-46842781\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright PA Image caption The job losses in Bridgend would be phased over the next two years About 1,000 jobs are under threat at a Ford plant in south Wales. 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