Workers at a Jaguar Land Rover plant in Birmingham are to vote on new proposals to move to a four-day week.
Around 2,500 staff at its factory in Castle Bromwich will stage the ballot on the new plans which are known as The Merlin Gateway Agreement.
The Jaguar XJ model has been produced in Castle Bromwich for ten years but its manufacture is due to end on July 5.
Long-serving JLR staff were offered voluntary redundancy but that window for applications has now closed.
Last week, JLR announced it was launching a new partnership with German giant BMW to produce the next generation of electric vehicles.
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In the briefing sent out to staff, JLR said: "To compete in the future, we must offer battery electric and hybrid vehicles and we have the opportunity to lead in this new technology in the 海角视频.
"The end of production of current XJ marks an important turning point for Castle Bromwich as we close another chapter in our story so we can look towards the next."
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The Merlin Gateway Agreement plans to "deliver cost savings that will improve the profitability of (JLR) cars and the productivity of (the Castle Bromwich) plant."
It also plans to "unlock an opportunity to further invest in Castle Bromwich if (JLR) can reliably produce cars at a lower cost".
"We are proposing a new 37 hours a week, four-day shift pattern," the briefing states.
"For those employees working this pattern, the benefit will be more days away from work to spend how they choose while also reducing travel and childcare requirements.
"When working a shift pattern, there may be times when we need to deliver extra volume or recover unplanned losses."
JLR told staff that, by voting 'yes', it sent a clear message they were "alive to the current risks" posed to the Castle Bromwich plant and were committed to a new plan which could secure an exciting future for the company.
A 'no' vote, according to JLR, would mean the company lost the opportunity to support the profitability challenge of a new product that could be destined for Castle Bromwich and future investment in the factory would be very difficult to justify.