Ford to cut 800 UK jobs as electric car sales stall

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The move is part of a wider restructuring programme, which will see 4,000 posts closed across Europe.

However, six other sites across the UK could be affected, including a major research and development centre at Dunton in Essex, where it also has its UK headquarters, and a giant parts distribution centre in Daventry.

It builds gearboxes in Halewood and is in the final stages of creating a major new facility for producing motors for electric vehicles on the site.