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In europe will be electric. all passenger cars they sell but to do that, they need places to build the parts. today they're announcing plans to invest £230 million to transform their plant in halewood in the north west of england to build electric power units. it's a move they say will safeguard hundreds ofjobs. i'm joined now by the president of ford of europe, stuart rowley. good to see you. £230 million, what is it is being spent on exactly and when you say secured jobs, does that mean any additionaljob above the 500 that are already there? this is our first investment _ 500 that are alre...

We can speak to our business correspondent katie prescott. how much does this investment by ford help them to achieve that aim? it is really significant for halewood but also the transformation of the car industry as a whole. it's not long now until 2030, which is when petrol and diesel cars with traditional internal combustion engines will not be sold in the uk. there was a question over what would happen to this plant which made gearboxes for petrol cars. the fact it is going to be part of the electric vehicle market going forward has been seen as a vote of confidence for the uk car industry...

0ur our business correspondent katie prescott told me it is part of a bigger change in the uk car market. it is not long now until 2030 when cars with internal combustion engines will not be allowed to be sold in the uk. there was a question over this plant which sells gearboxes for petrol and diesel cars. the fact it is going to be part of the electric vehicle supply chain going forward is great news for the 500 people working there but also it is seen as a vote of confidence for the uk car industry as a whole as we move through this rather strange transitional period. i think we can hear now...

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Competition with another ford - competition with another ford factory in cologne for the production of these parts. the fact that it stayed in the uk is a real boost for the car industry here and we had stuart rowley say they have got a contribution from the uk government. we don't know exactly how much that is of the £230 million investment they are making here, but there are reports in newspapers today that it could be in the region of £30 million. he also said it is testament to the relationship ford has for the workers are halewood so there will be a lot of delight that this investment h...