Richard Parry-Jones dies at the age of 69
16 Apr 2021
Richard Parry-Jones, former Group Vice-President-Global Product Development, Chief Technical Officer and Head of Global R&D Operations at Ford, has died at the age of 69.
Born in Bangor, North Wales, RPJ, as he became known, joined Ford as an undergraduate trainee in 1969, going on to earn a first-class honours degree in mechanical engineering from Salford University.
From the mid-nineties, Parry-Jones led the development teams responsible for some of the greatest cars in Ford’s history, including the original Ford Mondeo and Focus, the Ka and the Puma. Parry-Jones’ focus on a car’s dynamics won an army of fans from enthusiasts to car buyers, lifting Ford’s reputation for building great driving cars to a new level that still stands true today.
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Click the thumbs up >The UK’s automotive trade body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), is calling on the UK Parliament to ratify the Brexit trade agreement.
MPs are debating the draft deal with the EU today (Wednesday, December 30) after Parliament was recalled to put the deal into law, a day before the UK severs ties with the European Union.
The SMMT wants the immediate ratification of the draft UK-EU Trade and Cooperation agreement (TCA), to ensure all automotive companies benefit from continued tariff-free trade from January 1.
It says that the draft TCA delivers across several areas for UK automotive, keeping the sector connected to a market that accounts for eight out of 10 of its vehicle exports.