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| Ford 'to cut 1,300 car jobs' in Southampton and Dagenham | |
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| Car maker Ford is to close two UK plants with the loss of at least 1,300 jobs, the BBC understands. | Car maker Ford is to close two UK plants with the loss of at least 1,300 jobs, the BBC understands. |
| Its Southampton Transit van factory and the stamping plant at Dagenham, Essex, will shut, with union sources saying the job losses could reach 2,000. | |
| Reports suggest the closures will happen next summer. | Reports suggest the closures will happen next summer. |
| The news came a day after Ford said it had started consultations on closing its factory at Genk in Belgium with the loss of 4,300 jobs to cut costs. | |
| The firm told the unions it was looking to close the Genk factory, which makes the Mondeo and S-Max models, in 2014. | The firm told the unions it was looking to close the Genk factory, which makes the Mondeo and S-Max models, in 2014. |
| 'Devastating news' | |
| "In 2013, Ford is closing its stamping plant in Dagenham and the Transit van plant in Southampton and that could lead to the loss of a couple of thousand jobs," said Roger Maddison, the Unite union's national officer for the car industry. | |
| "This means all production for the Transit van will move to Turkey." | |
| Ford will not make an official announcement on its UK plans until lunchtime on Thursday. | Ford will not make an official announcement on its UK plans until lunchtime on Thursday. |
| The GMB union said 1,000 jobs would be going at Dagenham. | |
| "This is devastating news for the workforce in Southampton and Dagenham. It's also devastating news for UK manufacturing," said the union's national officer, Justin Bowden. | |
| "Ford's track record in Britain is one of broken promises and factory closures." | |
| Some new posts will be created at the Dagenham engine plant, which will build Ford's new Panther engine, reports say. | |
| Last month, the US car giant said its European operations could suffer losses of $1bn (£630m) this year, so it would review "all areas of the business to address the near-term challenges while ensuring we are building a strong business for the future". | Last month, the US car giant said its European operations could suffer losses of $1bn (£630m) this year, so it would review "all areas of the business to address the near-term challenges while ensuring we are building a strong business for the future". |