Car maker Ford is to close two UK plants with the loss of at least 1,300 jobs, the BBC understands.
Its Southampton Transit van factory and the stamping plant at Dagenham, Essex, will shut, with union sources saying the job losses could reach 2,000.
Reports suggest the closures will happen next summer.
The news came a day after Ford said it had started consultations on closing its factory at Genk in Belgium with the loss of 4,300 jobs to cut costs.
The firm told the unions it was looking to close the Genk factory, which makes the Mondeo and S-Max models, in 2014.
'Devastating news'The Unite union said Ford would be closing its stamping plant in Dagenham and Transit van plant in Southampton in 2013, which could lead to the loss of up to 2,000 jobs at Ford. Production of the Transit van would move to Turkey, it added.
"Ford has betrayed its workforce and its loyal customer base," said the union's general secretary Len McCluskey.
"Unite is going to fight these closures. This announcement has been handled disgracefully.
"Only a few months ago Ford was promising staff a new transit model for Southampton in 2014. The planned closures will really hurt the local economies and the supply chain will be badly hit - up to 10,000 jobs could be at risk."
Ford will not make an official announcement on its UK plans until lunchtime on Thursday.
The GMB union said 1,000 jobs would be going at Dagenham.
"This is devastating news for the workforce in Southampton and Dagenham. It's also devastating news for UK manufacturing," said the union's national officer, Justin Bowden.
"Ford's track record in Britain is one of broken promises and factory closures."
Some new posts will be created at the Dagenham engine plant, which will build Ford's new Panther engine, reports say.
Last month, the US car giant said its European operations could suffer losses of $1bn (£630m) this year, so it would review "all areas of the business to address the near-term challenges while ensuring we are building a strong business for the future".
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