it's PSA in France who build the 4-cyl diesels as part of the Ford/PSA engine alliance.
Well, they cast the block, head and bolt the parts together.
But all the expensive goodies (turbo and CR fuel system, and possibly the pistons will be bought in.
Then you have to consider the-arguably more important-intellectual provenance of the car. ie where it was designed. These are the sorts of jobs we want to be encouraging rather than low grade production line work
To be honest, it's very difficult to determine "how British" a complex product is.
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