Employees at the Chipping Warden branch of Constellation Automotive-owned remarketing giant British Car Auctions (BCA) have been left reeling after the business announced it will be closing the site, with around 200 workers set to lose their jobs.
Honda’s 3,000-strong workforce at its Swindon manufacturing plant have begun their final shift ahead of the site’s official closure at the end of this week.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has followed-up its plans for a fully electrified product range with the announcement that it is set to axe 2,000 jobs in the coming year.
Ben is extending its support to industry people who have lost their jobs or are at risk of losing their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Inchcape is driving forward plans for a restructure to be completed by Q1 next year after reporting a 36% decline in overall revenues and pre-tax losses of £188 million in the first half of 2020.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called for a Government-backed automotive sector restart package and “turbocharged” Brexit talks to kick-start the COVID-19 recovery.
Bentley has announced plans to shed 1,000 jobs in the UK under a “voluntary release programme” after COVID-19 coronavirus hastened a drive to cut costs.
Nissan’s Sunderland car manufacturing plant appears to have avoided a new round of job cuts as the Japanese car brand announced that it plans to shed 12,500 employees worldwide.
Jaguar Land Rover and Ford are preparing to implement cost cutting plans which will result in thousands of job losses for the UK’s automotive sector.
Hylton Group will close its Renault and Dacia dealerships in Cheltenham and Worcester at the end of this month following the recent closure of its Nissan franchise.
