A luxury sports car maker based in the Netherlands has announced it is moving an assembly plant to Coventry.

Spyker Cars makes up to 50 luxury cars a year, mainly for the US market, with prices starting from about £180,000.

It said up to 45 out of 135 jobs would be at risk when it moved its assembly plant from Zeewolde to Whitley, in Coventry, by the end of 2009.

It said the move would reduce operating costs as it would be closer to its main parts supplier CPP Manufacturing Ltd.

Spyker Cars said its headquarters would remain in Holland.