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General Motors is to consider the Vauxhall factory at Ellesmere Port as a potential production centre for the planned Volt electric car, while the government has pledged £90m of funding for clean car projects over the next five years. 23-Jul-2008 General Motors has selected its Ellesmere Port car factory to produce a replacement for the Astra, securing the future of 2,200 jobs. 18-Apr-2007 General Motors is to set up a network of up to 12 Hummer car dealerships in the UK by the end of 2009, with Kroymans acting as the distributor. 20-Mar-2007 General Motors has confirmed plans to shed 900 jobs at its Vauxhall car factory in Ellesmere Port factory. 18-May-2006 General Motors is considering plans to drop one of the three Vauxhall Astra production shifts at its Ellesmere Port factory, which could lead to the loss of up to 1,000 jobs. 08-May-2006 General Motors has secured a £1.9m government grant to fund the development of a new £15m press shop at its Vauxhall car factory in Ellesmere Port. 05-Apr-2005 General Motors has announced plans to shed 12,000 jobs in its European division, which is expected to include up to 340 jobs at its Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port. 20-Dec-2004 General Motors is to shed 340 of the 3,500 jobs at its Vauxhall car factory in Ellesmere Port, as part of a European rationalisation programme. 19-Oct-2004 General Motors is to launch high-powered versions of its Vauxhall cars over the next three years, which will involve a new product development centre in Luton, new production facilities and a network of 75 dealers. 26-May-2004 General Motors is to close its Vauxhall V6 engine plant at Ellesmere Port in July, and 175 staff will transfer to the adjacent car plant. 13-Apr-2004 General Motors is planning to invest £80m at its Ellesmere Port plant to prepare for the production of the new Vauxhall Astra car. 12-May-2003 Lotus has started work on the expansion of its Norfolk factory to produce a two-seater sports car for General Motors, and the investment will more than double the company's 3,000 cars-a-year output. 19-Oct-1999 Arriva is selling its car leasing business to the GMAC financial division of General Motors for £226m, in order to focus on the expansion of its public transport business. 12-Jun-1999 Torotrak has agreed a £0.5m licensing deal with General Motors for the development of its vehicle transmission system. 21-Nov-1998 General Motors has taken over full ownership of IBC Vehicles of Luton from its joint venture partner Isuzu, which should strengthen Vauxhall's position in the panel van market. 12-Nov-1998 General Motors has warned UK motor component suppliers that they risk losing out on contracts to supply parts for its new models, unless they make productivity gains to offset the strength of sterling. 12-Jun-1998 Vauxhall has agreed an innovative three-year pay and productivity deal with workers which includes an extra 0.5% pay in the third year if the average sterling exchange rate falls below DM2.70, thereby securing the future of its car plants at Luton and Ellesmere Port. 24-Apr-1998 Vauxhall has agreed a package of reforms with unions that will secure the future of its Ellesmere Port and Luton car plants and result in the introduction of Japanese-style working practices. 06-Apr-1998 General Motors is said to be considering plans to close its Vauxhall car assembly plant in Luton as part of a cost-cutting programme. 19-Mar-1998 General Motors' Residential Funding subsidiary is to acquire the mortgage service division of Birmingham Midshires Building Society, in an attempt to replicate its US business in Europe. 02-Mar-1998 General Motors is to close its Delphi Automotive Systems wiring harnesses plant in Coventry with the loss of 460 jobs, and production will be transferred to Portugal. 28-Feb-1998 IBC, the Luton based van maker owned by General Motors, could increase employment by 40% over the next few years due to a new medium van being developed with Renault. 21-Nov-1997 General Motors has indicated that it may consider moving car production from its UK Vauxhall factories to mainland Europe if the UK does not sign up to European monetary union. 15-Oct-1997 BTR Automotive has won a £43m annual contract to supply sealing and anti-vibration systems for a General Motors car. 03-Oct-1997 General Motors is to expand its IBC Vehicles plant in Luton to build 60,000 vans a year, creating about 900 jobs. 20-Dec-1996 General Motors has appointed Peter Chadwick, the UK management consultancy, to introduce a quality programme for its European component suppliers. 25-Jan-1996
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