Ford's Turkish future

13/07/2008 19:10. THIS week the Daily Echo exclusively published a leaked memo that appeared to cast doubt over whether the factory continued to produce Transit vans at current volumes. The memo to Ford staff revealed the company was "continuing to review possible alternative scenarios for the future of the plant" while staff feared production could be halved. Here Simon Carr looks at another staff concern - the possibility that work may transfer to Ford's Turkish plant.

AS FEARS over job losses at the Ford plant in Southampton grow, comments on the company website will do little to ease workers' concerns.

The Ford Motor Company - which owns 41 per cent of Turkish Transit plant Ford Otosan - talks about Turkey's burgeoning economy and praises the country as one of the leading exporters of vehicles... // this is hampshire.net