Fears 100,000 jobs could go in 'imminent' British car plant closure

tirano · 19 February 2009 at 10:42PM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1150321/Fears-100-000-jobs-imminent-British-car-plant-closure.html

itsnever2lateisit? · 19 February 2009 at 10:46PM

Why do these papers always show a pic of british built cars?:mad:

I cannot think of a sigle plant large enough to support 100,000 jobs, that would indicate a plant employing at least 20,000, the other 80,000 being in supplier and related other companies.

The biggest must be JLR and that is spread over 2 main plants (Solihull and Halewood) and some smaller ones, and totals some 15,000 employees

thriftybabe · 19 February 2009 at 11:29PM

Maybe they are meaning all the other small businesses that depend on these industries such as parts etc?

amcluesent · 19 February 2009 at 11:32PM

I have an 'S' reg car, still runs fine (Japanese). The days of buying new every few years to 'keep up with the Jones' are long-gone.

ad9898_3 · 19 February 2009 at 11:41PM

amcluesent wrote: »

I have an 'S' reg car, still runs fine (Japanese). The days of buying new every few years to 'keep up with the Jones' are long-gone.

I agree, I luckily have a company car but I have had my own cars in the past, 10 year old cars now are still reliable if looked after.... new cars are the other thing besides houses that almost always need some kind of credit, it's of no surprise that with credit/loans/mewing drying up that sales are suffering.

scousethife · 19 February 2009 at 11:44PM

I was told a few years ago that car dealerships made far more money on the finance than on the car they sold

maninthestreet · 19 February 2009 at 11:45PM

amcluesent wrote: »

I have an 'S' reg car, still runs fine (Japanese). The days of buying new every few years to 'keep up with the Jones' are long-gone.

The Green Fascists would call a car that old an 'old banger', and froth at the mouth at how much it pollutes compared to a new car.

ad9898_3 · 19 February 2009 at 11:49PM

maninthestreet wrote: »

The Green Fascists would call a car that old an 'old banger', and froth at the mouth at how much it pollutes compared to a new car.

Agree, and they would advocate burning 25 barrels of oil to produce a new one for you to buy.:rolleyes:

Davesnave · 19 February 2009 at 11:50PM

maninthestreet wrote: »

The Green Fascists would call a car that old an 'old banger', and froth at the mouth at how much it pollutes compared to a new car.

But building a new car to replace something that isn't worn-out is hardly 'green' either.

Generali · 20 February 2009 at 12:41AM

Hmm. The trade unions want you to spend GBP15,000,000,000 to guarantee 100,000 jobs. That works out at GBP150,000 per job. How much does the average car factory worker earn? Less than 150k pa would be my guess. 30k including overtime, perks, holiday & sick pay and pension if they're doing well?

That would even be enough to cover the wages of the union leaders who earned GBP118,343 (Derek Simpson) and GBP72,445 (Tony Woodley) in 2007 according to Unite's financial statement. GBP118k for running a union. No wonder that Unite only managed to spend 20% of their income in 2007 on their members. The rest paid for the union to be run.

dopester · 20 February 2009 at 12:53AM

ad9898 wrote: »

it's of no surprise that with credit/loans/mewing drying up that sales are suffering.

Mixing in the "wealth" that has been wiped away in just a year and a bit.

Total value of homes in the UK falling a £TRILLION + from the peak, UK stock market wealth wiping away a £TRILLION+ from peak, and job losses, pay-cuts, and the fear of possible job loss.

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