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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Ford plans £125m electric vehicle investment at Halewood

A worker passes some of the gear assembly production line in Ford's Halewood plant on Merseyside.
A worker passes some of the gear assembly production line in Ford's Halewood plant on Merseyside. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

Ford plans to invest an extra £125m in electric vehicle parts production at its Halewood plant in a move that will make it a key part of the company’s European zero-emissions ambitions.

The factory on Merseyside will produce 420,000 electric drive units a year from 2024 under the plan, an increase from the 250,000 initially planned, Ford announced on Thursday.

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