Jobs threat hangs over Toyota UK workers

Dec 23 2008 | Automotive Business

Toyota could trim its UK workforce after a sharp decline in demand led it to post its first losses since 1941, it was reported today. The Japanese car giant, which has a major plant at Burnaston in Derbyshire, has forecast an operating loss of 150 billion yen (£1.12 billion) for the financial year ending next March - the first such loss since it began reporting operating figures. Read