Great News For Vauxhall In Britain

June 18, 2012 - PRLog -- Vauxhall dealer group – Northern Motors – with branches located in Harrow, Ruislip and Watford are delighted with Vauxhall’s recent announcement that the next-generation Astra compact car will continue to be built at the manufacturing plant, Ellesmere Port, in Cheshire.  In future, Ellesmere Port will be the lead plant of only two in Europe building the new model.

The decision follows the conclusion of a groundbreaking new labour agreement recently approved by the Vauxhall workforce.  The agreement comes into force in 2013 and runs through the life of the next-generation Astra – into the early 2020’s.  As part of the agreement, the plant will implement a number of creative operating solutions to improve flexibility, reduce fixed-costs and significantly improve its competitiveness.  Ellesmere Port plant will become one of the most competitive plants in the Vauxhall/Opel manufacturing network.

In addition to creation of 700 plus jobs, Vauxhall will create investment locally via use of local suppliers and in the UK overall.

Vauxhall Chairman and Managing Director, Duncan Aldred, said: “This is great news for the Ellesmere Port plant, our employees, the local community, our suppliers, the Vauxhall brand and the UK.  We have been able to develop a responsible labour agreement that secures the plant’s future.

With Ellesmere Port’s proven build quality and a new agreement that ensures excellent cost competitiveness, this facility will provide additional employment and, as the lead plant for the next-generation Astra, will be one of the cornerstones of our European manufacturing footprint.”

In 2007, Ellesmere Port became the first UK manufacturing plant to receive the Energy Efficiency Accreditation and in 2010 became the first European manufacturing plant to achieve the Wildlife Habitat Accreditation.

For further information, visit www.northernmotors.co.uk, www.facebook.com/NorthernMotorsVauxhall, or contact:
Andy White, Sales Manager at Northern Motors Watford, tel: 01923 813000
Derek Williams, Sales Manager at Northern Motors Harrow, tel: 0208 427 4444.