MORE than a century of vehicle production in the UK by Ford will end next week when its Transit factory closes its doors for the final time.
A total of 531 employees were affected by the closure of the Southampton plant with a further 750 jobs hit by the axe falling on a tool and stamping operation at Dagenham, Essex, which will also close on July 26.
When the announcement was made last October, union officials accused the US company of "betrayal" and said the job losses were "devastating".
It is estimated that more than 2.2 million Transits have been made in Southampton in the past 40 years with production now switching to Turkey, where Ford said costs were "significantly lower" than anywhere in Europe, even after delivery charges.
The company said that capacity at the plant in Kocaeli was much bigger than in Southampton which produced around 28,000 vans last year, compared with 185,000 in Turkey.
Stephen Odell, president of Ford Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: "We understand the impact of these restructuring actions on our employees and have provided individual support to ensure that all employees have made fully informed decisions about their future on a voluntary basis.
"We are re-affirming our commitment to the UK with a major investment in powertrain and engineering, which reinforces the UK's central role in Ford's global powertrain strategy and commercial vehicle engineering."
A Ford spokesman said that all of the 531 employees at the Southampton plant had "either chosen redeployment within Ford, voluntary separation or early retirement" with "new and expanded Ford operations created in Southampton providing positions for 134 of these employees".
He added: "A further 41 Southampton employees have taken up positions at other Ford locations in the UK and so far 41 employees have taken up offers of alternative employment outside the company."
A vehicle distribution centre costing 12 million is being created at Southampton docks with a vehicle refurbishment centre being set up at the plant site.
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