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Vauxhall plans another 250 job cuts at Ellesmere Port Vauxhall plans another 250 job cuts at Ellesmere Port
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Vauxhall is cutting another 250 jobs at its Ellesmere Port car plant on top of the 400 jobs it announced in October.Vauxhall is cutting another 250 jobs at its Ellesmere Port car plant on top of the 400 jobs it announced in October.
The carmaker, now owned by France's PSA Group - maker of Peugeot and Citroen - said it needed to "accelerate the recovery of plant productivity".The carmaker, now owned by France's PSA Group - maker of Peugeot and Citroen - said it needed to "accelerate the recovery of plant productivity".
The Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire, which makes the Astra, is to move staff from two production shifts to one. The Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire, which makes the Astra, will move staff from two production shifts to one.
The company told the Unite union last Thursday that more voluntary redundancies were now needed. The company told the Unite union last week that more voluntary redundancies were now needed.
Vauxhall said it would conduct a statutory 45-day workforce consultation, adding it was committed to minimising the impact of the proposed reductions. Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey, said: "This is an additional blow to a world class workforce that is one of the most efficient in the industry. PSA must provide investment guarantees on new models for Ellesmere Port as a matter of urgency.
The company also said it was committed to the Astra plant continuing at Ellesmere Port. "The government must play its part too and provide guarantees on frictionless trade after Brexit."
PSA has said previously that manufacturing costs at Ellesmere were higher than other "benchmark plants" in the group. Vauxhall said it would conduct a statutory 45-day workforce consultation and strive to minimise the impact of the proposed job cuts.
The company also said it was committed to keep making the Astra at Ellesmere Port.
PSA has said previously that manufacturing costs at Ellesmere were higher than other plants it owned.
Vauxhall employs about 4,500 people in the UK, with about 1,800 at Ellesmere Port. The company also has a factory at Luton, which makes vans.Vauxhall employs about 4,500 people in the UK, with about 1,800 at Ellesmere Port. The company also has a factory at Luton, which makes vans.
In August last year, PSA became Europe's second biggest carmaker after Volkswagen when it completed the purchase of Vauxhall and German brand Opel from US car giant General Motors. In August last year, PSA became Europe's second-biggest carmaker after Volkswagen when it completed the purchase of Vauxhall and German brand Opel from General Motors.