Vauxhall’s historic plantat Ellesmere Port inCheshire is set to shed a further 250 jobs.
The second lay off announcement came last week from Groupe PSA boss Carlos Tavares, who axed 400 roles at Ellesmere Port last year.
Groupe PSA is trying to return Vauxhall and Opel to profitability; it concluded that job losses and shift reductions were the only way to achieve this. Groupe PSA has given Opel the task of reducing its costs by €1.1bn by 2020 without closing any existing plants, the Financial Times reported. Rumours persist, however, that Tavares wants to wind up Vauxhall production at Ellesmere Port for good, provoking sharp criticism from trade union Unite.
Before meeting Tavares last week to discuss the latest round of restructuring, Unite’s boss Len McCluskey expressed his job loss frustrations on social media. ‘I will make it crystal clear that if there is any attempt to close the plant, we will make sure [Groupe PSA’s] market in the UK is finished for good,’ he tweeted. Business Secretary Greg Clark was once again due to meet the Groupe PSA chief executive as Classic Car Buyer went to press.
This story is from the January 17, 2018 edition of Classic Car Buyer.
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