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IanMetro

Member Since: 11 Sep 2017
Location: Somerset BS21
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It seems a pity that another promising start up car manufacturing venture seems to be going down the drain.

I thought a while ago that Radcliffe's story seemed similar to Dyson when I read the article below about him starting to base himself elsewhere.

https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/people...ned-259700

I had great hopes for Dyson's electric car, especially if he could have co-operated with a bigger car firm to get it out in numbers.

I thought that Radcliffe's Grenadier project would get taken on by someone with the marketing/servicing infrastructure as well. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
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7th Jul 2020 4:30 pm

JulesK

Member Since: 07 Dec 2014
Location: Ceredigion.
Posts: 1664

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richardk wrote:
Disappointing if it isn't assembled in the UK. Reality is though if there is a factory sitting and waiting to get production running much sooner then you can see why they might want to change plan.

Rich, they have started on the groundwork already after promises from Ineos ( bit naive from Welsh gov. ) Sad thing is, this brand spanking new factory is next door to the Ford plant

If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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7th Jul 2020 6:06 pm

jules

Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
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Posts: 5062

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JulesK wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53317740

Seems you were correct Jules

7th Jul 2020 8:35 pm

Andy131

Member Since: 09 Dec 2009
Location: Manchester
Posts: 2187

JulesK wrote:

Rich, they have started on the groundwork already after promises from Ineos ( bit naive from Welsh gov. ) Sad thing is, this brand spanking new factory is next door to the Ford plant

Not such a bad idea - ready made skilled labour, all you need to do is poach them, seen it before.
There was a retailer that I knew who opened up a large new warehouse, not many trained Forklift and order picker operators, so they had to instigate a training program. Now at the time their treatment of staff was at best shocking, but it was an area of high unemployment so it worked for them. If you received any training, and left within 12 months you had to pay back the training cost.
Then a national retailer opened a warehouse across the road and poached a large number of the first companies staff (not difficult as they were being treated in a Dickensian manner), if your CV said that you came from across the road, as an incentive you got a bonus equivalent to the training fee that you had to pay back. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
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8th Jul 2020 7:52 am

JulesK

Member Since: 07 Dec 2014
Location: Ceredigion.
Posts: 1664

See where you coming from Andy but the Ford plant is shutting anyway.

If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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8th Jul 2020 8:52 am

TooBlue

Member Since: 30 Oct 2019
Location: Midlands
Posts: 265

I wonder why everyone is trying to leave Wales?

Do you think it might be because Scotland and Wales are trying to distance themselves from England, for no other reason, than they can?

Just like their insistance on being behind England in getting businesses back working.

This is not doing Scotland or Wales any good in my opinion.

8th Jul 2020 9:16 am

3landertwo

Member Since: 27 May 2020
Location: UK
Posts: 1130

If Scotland goes -------- Cornwall wants to leave the UK next. Get in line Wales, no queue jumping allowed !

8th Jul 2020 10:27 am

JulesK

Member Since: 07 Dec 2014
Location: Ceredigion.
Posts: 1664

Interesting?? Who is trying to leave Wales then?

If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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8th Jul 2020 11:38 am

dunkley201

Member Since: 09 Jul 2011
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 2739

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When the bridges had tolls, it always cost to enter Wales - but was free to leave......

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8th Jul 2020 11:58 am

dorsetfreelander

Member Since: 20 Jul 2013
Location: Dorset
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8th Jul 2020 1:14 pm

JulesK

Member Since: 07 Dec 2014
Location: Ceredigion.
Posts: 1664

Ah well, never understood how folk think Wales is so bad but still flock here for holidays.

Excuse me any mods watching but I take offence to Dorset's racist video especially the bit showing a coal waste tip slip.

Kind regards.

If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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8th Jul 2020 4:19 pm

Andy131

Member Since: 09 Dec 2009
Location: Manchester
Posts: 2187

Maybe because if you are from Manchester, the option is North Wales, Blackpool or cross into the badlands of Yorkshire?

We could get into the whole English / welsh hatred thing, or treat it as the good humoured ribbing that it is surely meant to be. As someone who works t'other side of Chester with 40% of the staff coming across the boarder every morning (and evening of course), after 10 years the banter still continues - the so and so's actually call me a WIGANER!

Could be worse, they could actually call me a Manc. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
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8th Jul 2020 6:01 pm

JulesK

Member Since: 07 Dec 2014
Location: Ceredigion.
Posts: 1664

Look up through the thread Andy as I didn't start anything a simple question is all I asked but no matter I'm done with some on here.

PS. I don't have any hatred of English or anyone else for that matter. If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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8th Jul 2020 6:33 pm

DennisV

Member Since: 15 Jan 2012
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 147

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Auto Express has a write up of the new 2021 Ford Bronco. Hope it comes to the UK? Looks like it would give the Grenadier and Defender some competition?

17th Jul 2020 7:38 am

3landertwo

Member Since: 27 May 2020
Location: UK
Posts: 1130

The Bronco is more FL2 size, unlike the Grenadier and New Defender.

17th Jul 2020 8:19 am

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