Spyker relocates to the UK
23/11/09 09:56 Filed in: News
Spyker Cars, the Netherlands-based
manufacturer of specialist sports cars, is relocating its assembly
operation to the UK.
The company says that relocating its assembly lines from Zeewolde to Coventry, will result in considerable improvements in efficiency and also substantial cost reductions. The move is expected to be complete by the end of this year.
Around 45 of the 135 jobs at Spyker will be affected.
"In these challenging times, a small manufacturer like Spyker has to find ways to reduce costs as well as improve its efficiency,” says Victor R. Muller, CEO of Spyker Cars.
“With approximately half of our vehicles’ parts and components sourced in the UK, and virtually all key suppliers being located there, moving closer to our suppliers and engineering partners will result in substantial savings and tangible efficiency improvements”.
Spyker Cars was originally founded in 1875 as a coach builder, producing its first motorcar in 1898. The original Spyker company ceased trading in 1925, but its brand name and reputation for technologically advanced, exotic and dependable cars has been passed on to the new Spyker company and its cars.
The company says that relocating its assembly lines from Zeewolde to Coventry, will result in considerable improvements in efficiency and also substantial cost reductions. The move is expected to be complete by the end of this year.
Around 45 of the 135 jobs at Spyker will be affected.
"In these challenging times, a small manufacturer like Spyker has to find ways to reduce costs as well as improve its efficiency,” says Victor R. Muller, CEO of Spyker Cars.
“With approximately half of our vehicles’ parts and components sourced in the UK, and virtually all key suppliers being located there, moving closer to our suppliers and engineering partners will result in substantial savings and tangible efficiency improvements”.
Spyker Cars was originally founded in 1875 as a coach builder, producing its first motorcar in 1898. The original Spyker company ceased trading in 1925, but its brand name and reputation for technologically advanced, exotic and dependable cars has been passed on to the new Spyker company and its cars.