The immediate future of Vauxhall’s Luton plant has been secured after its French owner announced plans to build a new model of the Vivaro van and increase production in 2019. PSA, the manufacturer of Peugeot and Citroen that acquired Vauxhall last year, is expected to invest around £100m in the plant despite persistent uncertainty over Brexit. The car industry has repeatedly warned that investment decisions are on hold as the future of cross-border manufacturing and trade with the EU is decided. Despite pledges to avoid redundancies, PSA has announced 650 job cuts at Vauxhall’s other plant in Ellesmere Port, where the Astra car is made. Tavares said a decision on Ellesmere Port would not be made before 2020, when there would be more clarity on Brexit and the result of PSA’s plans to increase productivity at the plant.

Source: The Guardian April 04, 2018 12:21 UTC