Ford Bridgend Engine Plant

KARMA CONTINUES MANAGEMENT EXPANSION: RYAN BLANCHETTE NAMED SR. VP, SUPPLY CHAIN AND MANUFACTURING

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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IRVINE, Calif., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Karma Automotive continues to expand its management team as the Southern California ultra-luxury carmaker ramps up for a brand relaunch later this year and manufacturing acceleration throughout 2004. The newest personnel addition is Ryan Blanchette – formerly senior director, supply chain for global internet service provider Viasat – who today was named senior vice president, supply chain and manufacturing by Karma President Marques McCammon.

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  • The newest personnel addition is Ryan Blanchette – formerly senior director, supply chain for global internet service provider Viasat – who today was named senior vice president, supply chain and manufacturing by Karma President Marques McCammon.
  • And at Viasat, where he was responsible for an annual spend of $1.6 billion, Blanchette minimized Covid material shortages through strategic supply chain management, saving more than $30 million.
  • "I am inspired by the creativity of Karma and the unmatched beauty of our vehicles," says Blanchette.
  • "Karma has infinite potential and I'm looking forward to using my technical, manufacturing and supply chain expertise to help optimize our supply chain and manufacturing operations and translate the elegance and innovation of our design and engineering teams into aspirational vehicles in the showrooms.

Gordon Brothers Launches Online Auction for Honda of the UK Manufacturing’s Synchro Motorsport Team Assets

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
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London, Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, has successfully sold the majority of the machinery and equipment from the Honda of the UK Manufacturing Swindon plant to a single buyer and has launched the online auction for the exclusive Hondas Synchro Motorsport team assets.

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  • London, Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, has successfully sold the majority of the machinery and equipment from the Honda of the UK Manufacturing Swindon plant to a single buyer and has launched the online auction for the exclusive Hondas Synchro Motorsport team assets.
  • The auction features Honda racing cars, race car transporters, tooling and equipment from the Synchro Motorsport team.
  • This online auction presents a unique opportunity to purchase Hondas very own Synchro Motorsport assets, which have competed in Britcar's Dunlop Endurance Championship, Creventic 24H Series and some of the most testing endurance championships in Europe, said Duncan Ainscough, Managing Director, Commercial & Industrial at Gordon Brothers.
  • Gordon Brothers has been privileged to work with four out of the five major global automotive companies, completing over 1,200 engagements and appraising 11 billion of automotive assets.

Committee questions Ford on closure of Ford Bridgend plant

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Monday, July 8, 2019
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Welsh Affairs Committee hear from Ford, Trade Unions, the local authority and the Welsh Government on the impact of the Bridgend plant closure

Key Points: 
  • Following the announcement that Ford is proposing to shut its Bridgend engine plant in 2020 risking 1,700 jobs, the Welsh Affairs Committee will take evidence from Ford, Trade Unions, the local authority and the Welsh Government on the impact and implications the closure might have on Bridgend and South Wales.
  • President of Ford Europe, Stuart Rowley, cited sustainability concerns as one of the reasons behind the closure.
  • The Welsh Affairs Committee will question Steven Armstrong, Chairman of Ford of Europe, on the decision to close the Bridgend plant.
  • In the second panel, the Committee will hear from Unions and Bridgend County Council who have both voiced serious concern about the closure.

Committee questions Ford on closure of Ford Bridgend plant

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Saturday, July 6, 2019
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Welsh Affairs Committee hear from Ford, Trade Unions, the local authority and the Welsh Government on the impact of the Bridgend plant closure

Key Points: 
  • Following the announcement that Ford is proposing to shut its Bridgend engine plant in 2020 risking 1,700 jobs, the Welsh Affairs Committee will take evidence from Ford, Trade Unions, the local authority and the Welsh Government on the impact and implications the closure might have on Bridgend and South Wales.
  • President of Ford Europe, Stuart Rowley, cited sustainability concerns as one of the reasons behind the closure.
  • The Welsh Affairs Committee will question Steven Armstrong, Chairman of Ford of Europe, on the decision to close the Bridgend plant.
  • In the second panel, the Committee will hear from Unions and Bridgend County Council who have both voiced serious concern about the closure.

Committee questions Ford on closure of Ford Bridgend plant

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Bridgend, Automotive industry, Ford Bridgend Engine Plant, Ford Motor Company, Ford of Europe, Transport, Motor vehicles

Welsh Affairs Committee hear from Ford, Trade Unions, the local authority and the Welsh Government on the impact of the Bridgend plant closure

Key Points: 
  • Following the announcement that Ford is proposing to shut its Bridgend engine plant in 2020 risking 1,700 jobs, the Welsh Affairs Committee will take evidence from Ford, Trade Unions, the local authority and the Welsh Government on the impact and implications the closure might have on Bridgend and South Wales.
  • President of Ford Europe, Stuart Rowley, cited sustainability concerns as one of the reasons behind the closure.
  • The Welsh Affairs Committee will question Steven Armstrong, Chairman of Ford of Europe, on the decision to close the Bridgend plant.
  • In the second panel, the Committee will hear from Unions and Bridgend County Council who have both voiced serious concern about the closure.