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Last car leaves Ryton

The last car to be built at Peugeot's Ryton factory near Coventry has rolled off the production line.

peugeot 206The 206 hatchback brought to a close a bitter chapter in British car manufacturing, as the French firm shifts 206 production to Slovakia in an effort to lower costs.

More than 2,300 workers have been made redundant from the Ryton plant, which will shut up shop completely in January.

The closure of the Ryton plant brings an end to 67 years of car production at the site.

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