Ford closure is an expected part of the new paradigm

Posted on 26 Oct 2012

Does Ford Transit’s closure suggest there is much more trouble in store for Britain’s ebullient car industry? On the contrary, the new order of things bodes well for the UK, says the SMMT.

In the last 12-months you would need to be living under an old tractor tyre to have missed the Great British Jam Jar story. Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, BMW Mini, Honda, Toyota have all been in the news for the right reasons – with the occasional blip – announcing new factories here and ramping up…

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