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Ford to close U.K. plant

Ford Motor Co. on Thursday announced it will close a plant in Britain, cutting 1,500 jobs, after announcing a plant closing in Belgium on Wednesday.

Workers leave the Ford Transit Assembly Plant in Southampton, England, on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, as union leaders are called to a meeting with car giant Ford Motor Co. amid fears that the firm's U.K. van factory is to close. Ford, which expects to lose more than $1 billion a year in Europe, has been pursuing plant closures and layoffs. (AP Photo/Chris Ison/PA Wire)

Workers leave the Ford Transit Assembly Plant in Southampton, England, on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, as union leaders are called to a meeting with car giant Ford Motor Co. amid fears that the firm's U.K. van factory is to close. Ford, which expects to lose more than $1 billion a year in Europe, has been pursuing plant closures and layoffs. (AP Photo/Chris Ison/PA Wire)

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