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Will UK car jobs go too?
BMW owns Mini and Rolls-Royce, both with UK factories. While these cuts are in Germany, a struggling parent company can impact its subsidiaries. The UK car industry has faced job losses and plant closures in recent years, so this news adds to existing concerns about its future.
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