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Final Vauxhall Astra rolls off firm’s Ellesmere Port line

The final British-built Vauxhall Astra has rolled off the firm’s Ellesmere Port production line, ending a run that has seen more than four million models produced since 1981. Production of the seventh-generation Astra came to a halt on April 6 of ...

07 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Hydrogen heating trial called off in Ellesmere Port after local protests

Hydrogen heating trials have been called off in Ellesmere Port after local protests. The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) confirmed on Tuesday that a trial will no longer take place in the Whitby area of the Cheshire town. ...

11 Jul 2023 at 12:54

BMW to manufacture next-generation electric Mini in Oxford

BMW has announced plans to build its next-generation electric Mini in Oxford after securing a Government funding package. The German-based manufacturer’s multimillion-pound investment to transform its existing plant will secure 4,000 ...

11 Sept 2023 at 10:44

Redcar locals call for vote on hydrogen trial after Ellesmere Port plans dropped

Residents of a Yorkshire town have called for an independent vote on hydrogen heating trials after proposals for the alternative location were called off. Redcar homeowners have written a letter to the Government to warn of the ...

11 Jul 2023 at 17:24

Car production sinks to lowest level since 1950s

UK car production fell to its lowest level since 1956 last year as output was hit by global shortages of semiconductor chips, new figures show. A total of 775,014 cars were built in 2022, down 9.8% from the 859,575 made during ...

26 Jan 2023 at 10:00

Production of electric vans begins in Ellesmere Port

Electric vehicle (EV) production has started at Stellantis’s factory in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The company said it is the UK’s only dedicated EV manufacturing plant. Electric vans such as the Vauxhall Combo Electric, Opel ...

07 Sept 2023 at 09:40

Scrap gas networks’ right to forcibly enter homes, campaigners tell peers

Environment and fuel poverty campaigners are urging peers to scrap a proposed law that would allow gas distribution networks (GDNs) to switch people’s boilers to hydrogen without their consent. The Energy Bill, which is due ...

14 Apr 2023 at 17:29

Finance

Shares in Vauxhall owner Stellantis tumble after top boss quits abruptly

Shares in Vauxhall owner Stellantis have tumbled following the sudden departure of its boss Carlos Tavares, just days after the carmaker announced plans to close its Luton factory. Paris-listed shares in the car giant ...

02 Dec 2024 at 09:30

Vauxhall closes van-making factory in Luton

Vauxhall’s van-making factory in Luton, Bedfordshire, closed on Friday. Parent company Stellantis said it will now transfer “machinery and process knowledge” to its plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. It announced the ...

28 Mar 2025 at 16:26

Pair jailed after ‘incredibly dangerous’ 90-minute motorbike pursuit

Two men who led officers on an “incredibly dangerous” 90-minute pursuit across three different police force areas have been jailed. Traffic officers and armed patrols were guided by a police helicopter in the hunt ...

11 Apr 2025 at 17:39

Girl, 14, and school bus driver die following motorway crash

A 14-year-old girl and a bus driver have died following a motorway crash involving a school coach. Emergency services were called on Friday shortly after 8am to reports of an overturned coach on the northbound ...

29 Sept 2023 at 19:17

BMW gets Government funding to support £600m UK investment in electric cars

BMW has announced a £600 million investment to prepare its Mini factory in Oxford to build new electric cars after securing Government funding. The German manufacturer said it will transform the plant to ...

11 Sept 2023 at 12:45

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