The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says 186,000 people are employed directly in automotive manufacturing in the UK. Here’s the state of play for the biggest names
Size of circle represents number of manufacturing jobs
1,700
Ford, Bridgend
Bridgend factory closure – at cost of 1,700 jobs – comes amid cuts to a tenth of global workforce
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JLR
Ford
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JLR
BMW
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JLR
6
Ford
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3,500
Honda, Swindon
Confirmed the closure of Swindon factory in 2022, with a loss of 3,500 jobs
1. 6,700 – Nissan, Sunderland
Nissan abandoned plans for a new X-Trail in Sunderland in February, costing 741 future jobs, before ending production of its luxury Infiniti brand there, putting 250 jobs at risk
2. 4,000 – Bentley, Crewe
Sales improved in first quarter after losing £255m in 2018
3. 2,600 – Toyota, Burnaston
Executives have warned jobs are not safe until Brexit is decided – although Burnaston won a contract in March to make hybrid vehicles for Suzuki
4. 9,100 – JLR, Solihull
Jaguar Land Rover announced 4,500 global job cuts in January, then a £3.6bn annual loss – sparking reports of a sale by Indian owners Tata Motors
5. 850 – Aston Martin, Gaydon
Shares have halved since floating in October after marketing and factory costs overran
6. 1,225 – Vauxhall, Luton
Hard Brexit could result in UK plant closures for Vauxhall, owned by PSA Group, with decision on Ellesmere Port factory overdue
7. 8,600 at four sites – BMW
Moving Mini production out of the UK would be considered in case of a no-deal Brexit, while parent company's shares are lowest since 2012
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says 186,000 people are employed directly in automotive manufacturing in the UK. Here’s the state of play for the biggest names
Size of circle represents number of manufacturing jobs
6,700
Nissan, Sunderland
Nissan abandoned plans for a new X-Trail in Sunderland in February, costing 741 future jobs, before ending production of its luxury Infiniti brand there, putting 250 jobs at risk
4,000
Bentley, Crewe
Sales improved in first quarter after losing £255m in 2018
2,600
Toyota, Burnaston
Executives have warned jobs are not safe until Brexit is decided – although Burnaston won a contract in March to make hybrid vehicles for Suzuki
9,100
JLR, Solihull
Jaguar Land Rover announced 4,500 global job cuts in January, then a £3.6bn annual loss – sparking reports of a sale by Indian owners Tata Motors
JLR
Ford
1,225
Vauxhall, Luton
Hard Brexit could result in UK plant closures for Vauxhall, owned by PSA Group, with decision on Ellesmere Port factory overdue
JLR
BMW
850
Aston Martin, Gaydon
Shares have halved since floating in October after marketing and factory costs overran
JLR
1,700
Ford, Bridgend
Bridgend factory closure – at cost of 1,700 jobs – comes amid cuts to a tenth of global workforce
Ford
3,500
Honda, Swindon
Confirmed the closure of Swindon factory in 2022, with a loss of 3,500 jobs
8,600 at four sites
BMW
Moving Mini production out of the UK would be considered in case of a no-deal Brexit, while parent company's shares are lowest since 2012