BELGIUM: Ford Genk/Southampton pruning ‘absolutely necessary’: Odell
Ford of Europe insists last week's announcement of its planned closure of its Genk, Belgium and Southampton, UK, plants as well…
Ford cuts European capacity
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COMMENT: Ford’s Europe unions rage against the machine
Burning cars, blockaded trains, strewn debris, the full fury of Belgium's unions was unleashed this week as the enormous impact…
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THE WEEK THAT WAS: Ford Europe wields the axe
As you'd expect, our coverage of Ford's major restructuring announcements dominated the news on just-auto.com this week, and print and…
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UK: Ford flags up extra engine jobs despite union flak
Ford of Europe said it would add new engines and increase staff at its Bridgend, Wales, plant despite coming under…
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UK: Ford praises Turkey capacity as Transit Southampton axed
Ford of Europe is emphasising capacity utilisation as one of the prime drivers behind its decision today (25 October) to…
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BELGIUM: Ford hits back at Genk union claims of inked deal
Ford of Europe has hit back at Belgian unions which claimed to have signed a deal with the automaker to…
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GERMANY: Ford confirms Southampton closure; Dagenham tooling and stamping going too
Ford has confirmed it will close its Southampton Transit plant in southern England and also axe stamping and tooling operations…
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BELGIUM: ACV union to evaluate if Genk deal was “worthless”
Ford's largest union at its doomed Genk plant says it will examine the agreement it maintains it signed with the…
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BELGIUM: Genk under “siege” as unions plot united Ford action
Ford unions in Belgium say they have put the automaker's Genk plant under "siege" as anger continues to mount following…
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UK: Ford thought to announce Southampton Transit plant closure today
On a day (25 October) the UK government announced some positive growth in the recession-hit economy, Ford is widely expected…