Picture gallery: Vauxhall's Luton car plant

The last car to be made at the Vauxhall factory in Luton rolls off the production line on Thursday.

Vauxhall opened its first factory in Luton almost 100 years ago

Workers celebrated the production of the first car

Initially cars were assembled individually

An early production line system was introduced in the 1920s

During World War II, few cars were produced

Production efforts were switched to vehicles such as decoy trucks

By the workers arrived for the plant's last day, Vauxhall had produced 7.5 million cars at Luton

The last Luton-made Vauxhall Vectra came off the production line on Thursday

It as a poignant moment for Vauxhall workers, 1,900 of whom have seen their jobs cut.

The car came off the production line at 10.23 GMT

Many workers have already left the factory for the last time