Ford design in Brentwood and Basildon very near me.

 

And read this

 it's London shops, galleries and street life which are proving a magnet for the major design studios.

"I'd rather be in Soho."

Ford is already putting the design think-tanks for its stable of famous marques under a single London roof. The Ingeni studio, in the ever-trendy Soho area, will dream up future models for Volvo, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Lincoln, as well as for Ford itself.

Nissan - which assembles 300,000 cars in Sunderland - is also closing European design studios in favour of a multi-million-pound development in a converted railway depot near Paddington.

German manufacturer Audi - which owns the Italian Lamborghini brand - is also said to be beefing up its design presence in London

Paddington is in NW London

Today companies such as BMW, Audi and Cadillac have British chief designers.

Buy British... designed

Mr Harrow says that if London is producing the cream of car designers, it is only sensible that studios should base themselves in the city too.

These facilities have already helped the UK's south east become the centre of the motor sport world. Even Ferrari and BMW boast car development centres near London, which contribute to the £1.3bn-a-year industry

 

So where's the anti British point here? Or did you press the wrong button........

Formula one has a 'golden triangle' of manufacture and design in Britain, as Britain has been the centre of world racing for many years, as we seem to have the midas touch when it comes to race engineering. Indy cars for years have mostly been British cars, because they are the best. We are also the world's best Kitcar designers and manufacturers. Makes you wonder how we came to lose so much of our automotive industry, although I'm sure the asylum members will give us a tip or two on the subject.

Tom... Ford have traditionally been Britain's best selling cars. I've owned plenty and my last one, which I sold only 6 months ago, I had for five trouble free years. Ford should have started importing its European models into the US 25 years ago and they would have been in a much better position to stem the Jap attack.

Flash, is reading in to things again.  The paranoids are out to get him.

 

Major, yeah the Fiesta has been out of production over here for some time now but a very good seller in Europe.  My lady drives an 05 Focus & that is why we got the brochure.  Ford must think it is time for an upgrade.

 

T-Dog

#5

 

DON'T LIKE BEING CAUGHT OUT DO YOU.?

 

I DROVE THE FIRST FIESTAS IN 1977, AND REMEMBER SAYING TO MYSELF "TOM'S GOING TO HATE THIS, IT'S FAR BETTER THAN A MINI" THEY WERE 875 CC  AND FORD'S FIRST FWD CAR 

 

OF COURSE TO KEEP THE UNIONS HAPPY MY COMPANY WAS FORCED TO BUY THE "PEUGEOT/SIMCA/ DODGE" 110OS (THIS WAS ROOTES GROUP BUST-UP TIME).

 

THE FIESTA WAS FAR BETTER.

 

DAUGHTER'S GOT A FOCUS 1600 2006 AND WIFE HAS A MONDEO 2.0L TURBO DIESEL