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Len McCluskey, general secretary of Britain's biggest union Unite, called the announcement "a grotesque act of economic betrayal".
He called upon the British government and devolved Welsh assembly to help fight the closure and "prevent yet another grave injury to UK manufacturing".
The news is a further blow to the British car sector amid heightened uncertainty over the UK's departure from the European Union. It comes also as sales of diesel cars plummet with consumers increasingly switching to greener electric vehicles.
In recent months, Honda announced plans to shut its plant in central England in 2021, while fellow Japanese car-maker Nissan reversed a decision to build its new X-Trail vehicle at its facility in the northeast.
Jaguar Land Rover, owned by India's Tata Motors, is also shedding jobs in Britain.
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