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The owner of Vauxhall has warned the carmaker will be forced to close factories in Europe because of tough net zero penalties ...
The closure of Luton's Vauxhall plant could amount to a gross value added loss to the area of more than £300m a year, a ...
The ousting of Carlos Tavares as boss of Vauxhall’s owner is unlikely to save its Luton van plant, industry experts have warned. Stellantis’s arch cost-cutter announced he would axe the ...
European boss Jean-Philippe Imparato (inset) says EU makers are being forced to sell more EVs to cut CO2 emissions or risk ...
Vauxhall, which started manufacturing cars in 1903, relocated to a newly built industrial estate in Luton in 1905. In 2000, then owners General Motors announced the car factory in Luton would ...
The Department for Transport said one in five new cars sold in May was electric, with the UK leading Europe in EV sales this ...
Stellantis, owner of the Vauxhall brand in the UK, has confirmed that it will close its Luton van-making plant in April, following a period of consultation with the workers' labour union, Unite.
WSWS team distributing leaflets at the Stellantis Vauxhall plant in Luton, England, August 2024. The potential exists for a powerful fightback to defend workers’ jobs against the profit dictates ...
Vauxhall workers at both UK plants in Luton and Ellesmere Port spoke out against mass job destruction by parent company Stellantis. World Socialist Web Site reporting teams leafleted both sites ...
The owner of Vauxhall has announced plans to close its historic Luton factory after 120 years, putting more than 1,100 jobs at risk. Stellantis says it wants to consolidate production of electric ...
Vauxhall’s proposed closure of its Luton plant has been blamed on the government’s plan to force carmakers to build more electric vehicles. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.
Vauxhall, which started manufacturing cars in 1903, relocated to a newly built industrial estate in Luton in 1905. In 2000, then owners General Motors announced the car factory in Luton would ...