Fiat and Vauxhall owner Stellantis warns EV costs will lead to job cuts GREEN WARNING Stellantis NV Chief Executive Carlos Tavares said external pressure on automakers to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles potentially threatens jobs and vehicle quality as producers struggle to manage the higher costs of building EVs. Governments and investors want car manufacturers to speed up the transition to electric vehicles, but the costs are “beyond the [...]
Vauxhall warns chip shortage to continue for months Vauxhall warns chip shortage to continue for months Vauxhall has warned that the current shortage of semiconductor chips is unlikely to improve until the end of the year. It is the latest automaker to raise concerns about the supply crisis, which has impacted car production around the world throughout this year. Speaking to the BBC, Vauxhall Motors managing director Paul Willcox said that [...]
Vauxhall owner commits £100m to future of Ellesmere Port Vauxhall owner commits £100m to future of Ellesmere Port Vauxhall owner Stellantis will invest £100m in the car firm’s plant at Ellesmere in Cheshire, it confirmed this morning, ending months of uncertainty about the future of the factory’s 1,000 jobs. The site will be transformed into a facility for building electric vehicles in another significant coup for the UK car industry. Prime Minister Boris [...]
Vauxhall set to announce plan to build electric vans at Ellesmere Port July 6, 2021 Vauxhall could announce plans to build electric vans at its plant at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire as early as today. It is understood that the new investment into the plant could be worth hundreds of millions of plans, and would protect about 1,000 jobs. If so, the investment would complete an excellent few days for [...]
Future of Vauxhall factory up in the air over ‘£40m funding gap’ April 25, 2021 A funding gap of just £40m risks scuppering attempts to ensure Stellantis’ Vauxhall factory at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire remains open. The car giant has been mulling whether to reinvest in the plant, where it makes the Astra vehicle, due to the government’s decision to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from [...]
Astra factory faces closure without government deal April 11, 2021 Vauxhall will stop producing the Astra at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire and close the plant entirely in April next year if the government fails to incentivise it to build a new and electric model at the site. A briefing on manufacturing volumes issued by Vauxhall’s parent company Stellantis showed the production of the current model [...]
Ministers ‘absolutely committed’ to securing future of Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant March 1, 2021 Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said that the government is “absolutely committed” to securing the future of car manufacturing at the Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire. Over the last week, ministers have been in talks with the plant’s owners Stellantis over whether the company will develop its new Astra model at the plant. Stellantis – [...]
New chief exec for Vauxhall as UK investment decision looms January 20, 2021 Car giant Stellantis has appointed former Nissan executive Paul Wilcox as the new chief executive of British brand Vauxhall. The appointment comes as the group warned that a decision about future investment into Vauxhall’s UK operations could come “within weeks”. Speaking at an event to mark the merger of Peugeot owner PSA and Italian-American giant [...]
A million Vauxhall drivers may be in line for compensation following emissions test cheating claims January 18, 2021 More than a million Vauxhall drivers in the UK could be due compensation, following allegations the car manufacturer cheated emissions tests. Campaign group Vauxhall Pay Up, which launched today, claims the car company installed software on 600,000 vehicles to cheap emissions tests. Drivers who bought or leased Vauxhall cars between 2009 and 2019 could be [...]