Troubles mount for the UK car industry

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

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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