A recent spate of job losses in Merseyside's "proud" automotive industry is raising concerns about the whole sector.
Recent months has seen a worrying run of announcements from major players in the automotive supply hub that nestles on the border of south Liverpool and Knowsley.
The biggest of those players, Jaguar Land Rover, was the first to hit the headlines just before Christmas. Dozens of agency workers were called into an office at the Halewood plant and told their contracts would be cut short. Many had believed they would be kept on until at least the Spring.
