It's sad for southhampton and dagenham but i think it was inevitable and not a great shock for the workers .Ford is re structuring across europe with a lot of the assembly and manufacturing going to russia where wages are a lot cheaper.
---------- Post added at 18:04 ---------- Previous post was at 17:58 ----------
The other thing to concider is the competition from mercedes sprinter
Quote:
John Denham, Labour MP for Southampton Itchen, said workers had been "let down".
He said: "For years the Southampton-built Transit has been the workhorse of British business. White van man drives a Transit.
|
A heads up for John Denham ,white van man doesn't drive a transit ,he drives a sprinter and has done for years .Builders use transits and since the building industry is in the toilet then the vans are not needed