Toyota and Holden factories to close

Australia has mass-produced cars for decades, but that will all end this month.

Holden will close its Adelaide plant in less than three weeks, on October 20, placing 944 people out of work.

But the biggest workforce hit will occur tomorrow — when Toyota shuts down its manufacturing facilities in Altona, which will make 2,500 workers redundant.

Since shutting down its Australian operations last year, Ford and the Government have spent millions on retraining workers. But only about half them have been able to find new jobs.

Former employees from those car factories face insecure employment, the Australian Metals Workers Union (AMWU) said.

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