Ford

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales; South East Wales; Central Valleys and Bridgend
Location of affected unit(s)
Bridgend
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
600 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
6 May 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Ford brought on stream an additional engine line at its Bridgend plant in Wales yesterday, creating more than 600 new jobs and lifting the plant's annual capacity from 600,000 to 1 million engines over the next five years.

Sources

  • 6 May 2004: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Ford, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60327, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60327.