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| Last car to roll off factory line | Last car to roll off factory line |
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| The final car is expected to roll off the main production line at Peugeot's Ryton Plant on Tuesday. | The final car is expected to roll off the main production line at Peugeot's Ryton Plant on Tuesday. |
| The Warwickshire plant, where the 206 is produced, is closing in January with the loss of 2,300 jobs. | The Warwickshire plant, where the 206 is produced, is closing in January with the loss of 2,300 jobs. |
| A spokesman said the last vehicle is expected to come off the line during the afternoon, marking the end of 60 years of production. | A spokesman said the last vehicle is expected to come off the line during the afternoon, marking the end of 60 years of production. |
| Most staff stop work on Friday, when the plant closes for the holidays, but the official closure date is 8 January. | Most staff stop work on Friday, when the plant closes for the holidays, but the official closure date is 8 January. |
| A small number of staff will be back at work next month to decommission the site. | A small number of staff will be back at work next month to decommission the site. |
| Transfer to Europe | Transfer to Europe |
| Peugeot first announced in April that the plant, near Coventry, was to shut. | |
| It was widely expected it would close in the middle of 2007, but the company brought forward the closing date to January. | It was widely expected it would close in the middle of 2007, but the company brought forward the closing date to January. |
| Peugeot is transferring production to Slovakia, where production costs are cheaper. | Peugeot is transferring production to Slovakia, where production costs are cheaper. |
| Unions have bitterly opposed the move. | Unions have bitterly opposed the move. |
| Last year, nearly 6,000 car jobs were lost at MG Rover in Longbridge, Birmingham. | |
| In 2004, up to 1,000 jobs were lost in Coventry when Jaguar moved production to Castle Bromwich in Birmingham. | In 2004, up to 1,000 jobs were lost in Coventry when Jaguar moved production to Castle Bromwich in Birmingham. |