Hundreds of workers at luxury car giant Aston Martin will take industrial action today in a row over pay.

Car giant Ford refused to be drawn today on whether a review of staff costs outside its North American heartland would lead to job cuts in the UK.

Losses by the owner of British-made upmarket car brands Jaguar and Land Rover contributed to a 38.5% fall in first quarter earnings at Ford, it emerged today.

Union leaders are planning to hold an emergency meeting with the Jaguar workforce in Coventry this week to discuss closure of the assembly line.

Production of Jaguar cars is to end at one of its main UK factories, with the loss of more than 1,100 jobs, the company announced today.