Ford confirma fechamento de fábrica de motores no Reino Unido Planta de motores de Bridgend, no País de Gales, terá atividades encerradas em 2020 Depois do fechamento as fábricas de São Bernardo do Campo , no Brasil, e Blanquefort, na França, a Ford confirma nesta semana o encerramento das atividades de mais uma importante fábrica. De acordo com a marca, a planta de Bridgend, sediada no Reino Unido, deverá deixar de operar até o final de 2020, resultando na demissão de pelo menos 1.700 trabalhadores. A unidade é responsável pela produção de vários motores de três e quatro cilindros, incluindo propulsores da família Sigma e o EcoBoost 1.5 usado por Fiesta e Focus , além do 5.0 V8 que equipa modelos da Jaguar Land Rover (resquício da época em que a Ford era dona do grupo britânico).
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No entanto, há quem diga que a medida reflete as incertezas vividas pelo Reino Unido em relação à saída da União Europeia. Presidente da Ford Europa, Stuart Rowley disse que neste momento a empresa precisa "tomar decisões difíceis, incluindo a necessidade de tornar suas operações de fabricação de motores adequadas para os veículos que produzirá no futuro". Afirmou ainda que a marca está comprometida com o Reino Unido, mas a ausência de modelos adicionais de motores para Bridgend no futuro tornou a planta economicamente insustentável.
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