Stellantis has introduced the beginning of a session to consolidate its UK manufacturing of LCVs at its Ellesmere Port web site. This growth would come with the closure of Vauxhall’s Luton manufacturing facility.
Ellesmere Port is proposed as the brand new all-electric UK LCV hub. It’s near the Inexperienced Automotive Hub situated on the adjoining Queen Elizabeth II Eastham docks and the just lately constructed 59,500m² Stellantis UK components distribution centre.
In 2021, Stellantis invested £100 million in Ellesmere Port to rework the power to battery-electric LCV manufacturing, making it the primary battery electrical vehicle-dedicated plant globally for Stellantis.
It’s the UK’s first and solely quantity EV-only manufacturing facility for the small LCV vary of Citroën ë-Berlingo, Vauxhall Combo Electrical, Opel Combo Electrical, Peugeot E-Accomplice and Fiat Skilled E-Doblo.
The positioning might be strengthened with the switch of Luton operations. If the proposal is permitted, Stellantis will provide relocation help for workers wishing to switch to the Ellesmere Port web site.
Stellantis is at the moment in session with its workers and Commerce Union companions.
If the proposal goes forward, Stellantis will work with native authorities and native employers to establish new employment alternatives throughout the Luton space for Stellantis workers who may be impacted.
