Peugeot news - Peugeot to shut Ryton plant - 2006

Peugeot is to close its UK-based factory at Ryton in the West Midlands.

The closure will result in the loss of 2,300 jobs, with a first phase of redundancies in July 2006 when the plant switches from two shifts to one.

The final job cuts will come in July 2007 when production of the 206 supermini ends.

Peugeot says the high cost of production and logistics make it unjustifiable to invest in new car building at Ryton.

Cars have been built at Ryton for 70 years, with the site originally built to make Humbers and Hillmans.

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JOHNJOE commented on this article

at 10:36 pm on 18 January 2010

Peugeot once made a good range of cars. it all started in the 70's with the 305, and 505 these cars were strong, simple, at the time good looking and very comfortable, even reliable. This continued with the 405, 205, 309, 605 all being built well, very easy to fix, simple and reliable, their diesels were great in comparison with other diesels for people who have to go down the diesel route a peugeot diesel is the best. but peugeot had the 406 their last great car this was the best it was a luxurious, well equipped and reliable car, then the rubbish started to arrive, and it all happened after pinifarina stopped designing the cars we had the 307 not a terrifically nice looking car and the electrics seemed to go wrong all the time, the 407 is still a good peugeot its a good big strong car but again its the electrics that let it down.

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