GM and Ford gradually deserted Britain as producers
- The American groups GM and Ford, established in Great Britain since the 1920s, gradually deserted Great Britain as producers from the years 2000.
From 30% of British production in the early 1950s, they had progressed to capture 40% of British production in the early 1960s, reaching a peak production in 1987 by realizing 50% of British production.
Then the GM and Ford groups decided to gradually relocate their production to the European continent, mainly in Germany and Belgium.
From 30% of British production in the early 1950s, they had progressed to capture 40% of British production in the early 1960s, reaching a peak production in 1987 by realizing 50% of British production.
Then the GM and Ford groups decided to gradually relocate their production to the European continent, mainly in Germany and Belgium.
- Ford ceased its British production in 2002 (the Dagenham plant was converted into an engine assembly plant, the Halewood plant was sold to Land Rover), while GM reduced its production capacity by half, Now sold on the local market. In the 2000s, production by the two American groups fell to less than 10% of British production. And the closure of the GM plants is scheduled for the early 2020s. The two American groups will have completely deserted Britain as producers, although the UK market still accounts for 25% of their shipments in Europe.
- It was mainly Japanese manufacturers that compensated for the departure of US manufacturers in Great Britain: they accounted for almost 50% of British production in 2016, compared with 35% in 2000.
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