Government did ‘everything possible’ to prevent Vauxhall Luton closure, Business Secretary tells Parliament

Posted on 28 Nov 2024 by James Devonshire
Ellesmere Port to become Stellantis’s first manufacturing site dedicated to battery electric LCV and passenger car models. Image courtesy of Vauxhall Motors.
Production of Vauxhall's Vivaro electric van will move to Ellesmere Port
Following the announcement that Vauxhall’s Luton plant will shut down in April 2025, the Business Secretary has told Parliament the government did “everything it possibly can” to prevent the closure. Addressing MPs yesterday, Jonathan Reynolds said: “My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport and I met Stellantis many times over the summer…

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