Currently reading: Jobs cuts as Arrival turns back on UK for US

British firm will keep Bicester factory for customer trials but redirect its commercial focus to the US

Troubled UK electric van start-up Arrival announced on Thursday that it will scale back its UK operations to instead focus on the US.

The plans mean significant job losses for Arrival staff in the UK, the company said, without giving numbers.

“The result of these proposals is expected to have a sizable impact on the company’s global workforce, predominantly in the UK,” Arrival said in a statement.

It will be the second round of job cuts at the company following its decision to lay off 800 people in July.

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