MR.C Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Looks like Westfield cars are done in the U.K. No parts shop for 8 months, expanding to UAE lol. I get business is all about profit, but it looks like the passion has gone... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (smokey mow) Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 It’s only been 6 months since Westfield went into administration (not 8 ) and the new owners only completed the purchase just over 4 months ago. These things unfortunately take time. It’s not an easy job to pack up an entire factory, relocate it somewhere else and then start selling everything again as though nothings happened when you have little prior knowledge of the the previous administration or supply chain. I also don’t know the situation with regarding to tooling and moulds which may be held by past suppliers who are still owed money by the previous owners and administrators. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gaskin Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Where are you getting this info from? The expansion towards the UAE was something done around the time that Chesil was bought. Why would they set up a new factory building in Bicester if they were going to be moving the market to the UAE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff oakley Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 I think that they should have updated the website with what is happening. The expansion in the UAE was already in place. The new factory in Bicester will take time to set up but more importantly will be the back up of parts and other services. Can you imagine the bad press if people ordered a kit and it came with shortages? From what I have read the new owner is no mug and is not going off half cocked. I suspect that the relaunch will coincide with the National Kit Car show which this year will be at Malvern. I like most want them to get it right from day one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednop1 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 The parts shop will be back online very soon 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 4 hours ago, MR.C said: Looks like Westfield cars are done in the U.K. No parts shop for 8 months, expanding to UAE lol. I get business is all about profit, but it looks like the passion has gone... The passion has gone from who? Really don't get where you're coming from here...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.C Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 Have you bought in Rednop1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 16 hours ago, MR.C said: Looks like Westfield cars are done in the U.K. No parts shop for 8 months, expanding to UAE lol. I get business is all about profit, but it looks like the passion has gone... Did you get a lump of coal in your stocking or what? 🙄 I refer you to the following on the first page of the Winter 2022 issue of WW: Which was made available for members to download a week ago: 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 What toxic drivel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2022 You do like a laugh don’t you! . The new guys are most excited to see where they can take the new brand. I know you’re not numb Mr C by any stretch of the imagination. I also assume you, like most of us, will have seen the pictures of the factory move, and the start of the set up of the new parts department, all over the course of the last few weeks and months. So I’m pretty sure you, like anyone with half a brain, will know that it was never likely to be fully open again in 2022, and that the start of 2023 was most likely to be the goal, which it is. January, hopefully early, Jan, but given all the disruption with carriers etc, late Jan may be more achievable, will see things like the parts shop back open. And as for daft, baiting posts like this, you do know you’re supposed to do the whole bah humbug thing before a Christmas, don’t you? 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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