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FILE PHOTO: The wheel of a Ford Focus 2018 is presented at the launch of the new model in London, UK, on April 10, 2018. REUTERS / Hannah McKay / File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) – If Britain left the European Union without an agreement, the US automaker announced on Tuesday that Ford should "closely and thoroughly examine" its UK operations, which include two engine plants.
"If we were to have a Brexit without an agreement … then we should take another look at the operations we have in the UK," said Steven Armstrong, Ford's president for the United States. Europe, at Sky News.
Mr. Armstrong added that Ford stores engines in Europe and components in Britain, while introducing more vehicles into Britain, the company's third largest global market, where it builds 1.3 million engines, but not of vehicles.
Reporting by Costas Pitas; edited by Stephen Addison
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