My thoughts in Conservative Home on the future of Vauxhall and the Ellesmere Port factory:
Extract:
The Government has been in “productive” discussions with Vauxhall’s new owner, Stellantis, over the future of the Ellesmere Port Astra plant and its 1,000-strong workforce.
Three options are on the table: plod on building petrol cars until the 2030 government ban, close the whole place down or re-invent it as a long-term electric vehicle hub. The last one is evidently the most attractive but Stellantis is clear that it comes subject to government support. But are the fate of the factory and the fate of the Vauxhall brand one and the same thing?
