Dutch luxury car maker Spyker Cars is transferring production from Zeewolde to Coventry in the UK next year. The Spyker sports cars will be assembled by CPP, which has been involved with Spyker as a prototype and parts builder.
The move means a probable loss of 45 out of 135 Dutch jobs. The affected workers have been offered a transfer to the UK. Unions are saying the end of the firm's production is a loss to the Netherlands.
Loss-making Spyker is reorganising to ensure its survival. The headquarters of the car maker will remain at Zeewolde.
The Spyker C8 at the Amsterdam car show in 2005 (Wikimedia/BabyNuke)
The Spyker C8 at the Amsterdam car show in 2005 (Wikimedia/BabyNuke)
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I have heard this before, about car producing factories closing their doors on behalf on production area restraining on locations where either productions costs have risen too much to bear or sales have seriously lowered in the area. I wished this didn`t happen, but we hope for the situation to come around after a while. This industry is broader than we imagine. A lot of additional private company services have landed on the market for the car owners to benefit from all types of services. It isn`t quite a burden to own a car. It`s actually necessary. If it needs repairing, you go to a professional. So many to choose from. If it goes broken in an inappropriate moment, while you`re driving, Atlanta Towing teams are on their way to help you. Things are way easier for a car owner these days than some years ago.
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