Vauxhall's Luton plant to close with fears over 1,1100 jobs as production moved to Ellesmere Port

Vauxhall proprietor Stellantis has denote a large shake-up of van accumulation successful the UK

The proprietor of Vauxhall has announced plans to adjacent its historical Luton mill adjacent year, putting much than 1,100 jobs astatine risk.

Stellantis says it wants to consolidate accumulation of electrical vans, astatine its different works astatine Ellesmere Port successful Cheshire.

The steadfast says it volition connection the accidental for hundreds of Luton-based workers to relocate to Ellesmere Port, which currrently employs 836 people.

However, the determination paves the mode for ample standard occupation losses among Luton’s 1,123 presently workforce. The works makes the mid-size Citroën ë-Jumpy and Dispatch, Vauxhall Vivaro Electric, Peugeot E-Expert and Fiat Professional E-Doblo.

Vauxhall started making cars successful 1903 successful South London but moved to a caller mill successful Kimpton Road Luton successful 1905.

Stellantis says it wants to make an “all-electric, sustainable conveyance hub” astatine its Ellesmere Port tract done a £50million investment, pursuing £100million successful 2021.

Ellesmere Port makes the smaller size Citroën ë-Berlingo, Vauxhall Combo Electric, Opel Combo Electric, Peugeot E-Partner and Fiat Professional E-Doblo.

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Stellantis said it “remains committed to acting responsibly toward its employees successful Luton and, if the institution connection is approved, volition connection relocation enactment to facilitate employees wishing to transportation to the Ellesmere Port tract with an charismatic package, wherever hundreds of imperishable jobs volition beryllium created.”

It comes astatine helium authorities is expected to denote changes to an electrical car people for manufacturers.

Stellantis antecedently said it could mothball its Ellesmere Port and Luton plants unless the rules were relaxed.

The zero emanation conveyance (ZEV) mandate, introduced by the Tories, demands astatine slightest 22% of each brand’s caller car income this twelvemonth are electric, rising to 80% by 2030 and 100% by 2035. Manufacturers that neglect to deed the quotas could beryllium fined £15,000 per car. However, electrical cars are lone expected to relationship for 18.5% of caller income this twelvemonth arsenic buyers are deterred by precocious prices and deficiency of nationalist charging points.

Rules besides use to commercialized vehicles.

Reports accidental Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds volition denote a fast-track consultation connected imaginable changes that could impact delaying cuts to petrol and diesel income provided they whitethorn up for it with electrical car income aboriginal on.

The steadfast added that it was mounting up enactment with grooming for those astatine risk.

At the aforesaid time, Stellantis says it volition enactment with section authorities and adjacent employers to place opportunities, if the proposals spell ahead.