Ford planning to close Bridgend plant, putting 1,700 jobs at risk

Carmaker to meet workers’ representatives while company plans steep cost-cutting

Ford is planning to close its Bridgend engine plant, with the likely loss of about 1,700 jobs, in the latest blow to the embattled British car industry.

The company is meeting workers’ representatives at the south Wales plant on Thursday. A source with knowledge of the process said the plant would shut down.

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