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海角视频 car maker Aston Martin on track for 1,000 workers at South Wales factory

When Aston Martin is making the DBX, Lagonda and Raipde E at the Vale of Glamorghan site it will be employing approximately 1,000 people

ASTON MARTIN PRODUCES FIRST CARS AT ST ATHAN

海角视频 car maker Aston Martin has confirmed it is creating hundreds of more jobs at its South Wales factory than initially thought.

The Aston Martin factory in St Athan is gearing up to go into full production next year and will undergo a large recruitment drive in the next few months.

The luxury car maker will start by making its first SUV, the DBX, at the Vale of Glamorgan factory, but will then add the manufacturing of Rapide E and Lagonda brands to the marque's output at the Vale of Glamorgan site.

It is expected that by 2021, when the two new vehicles will be in full production, there will be 1,000 workers at the factory. Initially it was thought the company would directly employ 750, with a likely further 3,000 across the supply chain and local businesses in Wales.

The news comes as the nearby town of Bridgend is reeling from the news the Ford plant is close next year, impacting on more than 1,500 jobs.

The new DBX outside the Vale of Glamaorgan facility where the new model will be built(Image: Aston Martin)

While Aston Martin says they would be keen to hear from employees from the nearby Ford factory they are keen to recruit the best people, regardless of where the have worked.

Keith Stanton, vice president and chief marketing officer, who joined Aston Martin from the Ford Motor Company in 2007 after 24 years with the American automotive company, said: “[Bridgend] is an engine plant, so it’s a different skill-set compared to assembling cars,” he said.

The factory in St Athan will make 5,000 DBX vehicles a year(Image: Aston Martin)
The facility will be operating at full tilt next year(Image: Aston Martin)

“Undoubtedly [there are] some transferable skills we can use from a plant like Bridgend, particularly the way they work and the lean methodologies Ford have introduced over a number of years.