Jensen makes workers redundant

Jensen Motors has made its entire workforce redundant as bosses decide whether to move production abroad.

The company, which makes the £40,000 Jensen SV8 roadster, is considering a move away from its plant at Speke, Merseyside, to a cheaper country such as South Africa.

Its 40 workers were laid off on Monday and officially made redundant this morning.

A spokesman for the firm says: "The lads have been coming to the factory every day to see what is going on and they were told about the redundancies this morning."

The company's new owners, the London-based MacDonald Partnership, is carrying out a review of the factory before a decision is made over whether to move.

Jensen, famous for its Interceptor car, was established in the 1930s and ceased production in the late 1970s before its re-invention at Speke in the 1990s.