By James Wood For Mailonline
Published: 18:05 BST, 5 June 2019 | Updated: 08:21 BST, 6 June 2019
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Ford is to announce the closure of its Bridgend engine plant today, it has been reported.
Around 1,500 people are employed at the South Wales site and could now face losing their jobs should the proposal go ahead.
Union leaders have been called to a meeting with Ford bosses today amid reports of the closure. Reports suggest company officials have flown from the United States to make the announcement.
Ford has refused to comment on the speculation.
Around 1,500 people are employed at the South Wales site could now face losing their jobs should the proposal go ahead. Pictured: Engineers working on a Jaguar V8 engine at the Ford engine plant near Bridgend
Union leaders have been called to a meeting with Ford bosses today amid reports of the closure. Ford has refused to comment on the speculation
Trade unions however, have expressed shock at the expected announcement.
A Unite spokesperson said: 'Unite will be meeting Ford first thing [this morning] and will comment further once the details of any announcement are known.
'Our priority is our members' jobs, the communities and livelihoods in the supply chain that Ford
