In a boost for the UK automotive industry, Ford has announced that it will spend £230m converting its Halewood car plant to produce electric power units.
The investment forms part of Ford’s plans to become a wholly electric carmaker in Europe by 2030. Ford’s Halewood plant, which currently makes gearboxes for the firm’s Fiesta and Focus models, will start producing what will be 250,000 electric power units, or e-drives, a year from 2024. Ford’s decision to convert its Halewood plant will…
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