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Ford Transit van production leaves the UK for Turkey

Posted by Landscape Juice on July 26, 2013 at 1:30pm in Vehicles

White van men across the country will be bereft. The mighty Ford Transit van, so loved by tradesmen and small-business owners, is no longer a minor British institution.

This week, the last of seven million Transit vans rolled off the company’s Southampton production line, bringing 40 years of automotive history to an end. Of more concern for the local area is that with its departure – it was finished in white, obvs – the plant will close with the loss of 356 jobs.

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  • HORTON paving&drainage July 26, 2013 at 1:42pm
    The transit will never be the same.i once had a Sunday roast in turkey,the only thing I recognised was the plate it was sat on.
  • Lawnman July 26, 2013 at 8:33pm

    I presume Vauxhall vans are still built in Britain , but with globalisation I am not sure, anyone know what vans are still manufactured in Uk ?
    I will confess to running a Citroen so have probably in some small measure contributed to the Transits demise.

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