Vauxhall is planning to produce a new Astra model at its car factory in Ellesmere Port, securing the future of 2,100 jobs. [17-May-2012]
Vauxhall is planning to shed up to 300 jobs at factories in Ellesmere Port and Luton, in order to reduce vehicle production. [05-Mar-2012]
Vauxhall is to assist the Chinese-owned MG Motor group in developing a dealership network in the UK. [16-Dec-2010]
Vauxhall has indicated that its Ellesmere Port factory could be used to produce the new Ampera electric car from 2013. [23-Mar-2010]
Vauxhall is to shed 369 production jobs at its commercial vehicle plant in Luton and 154 administrative jobs, as part of a European restructuring plan by parent General Motors that will cut 8,300 jobs over five years. [10-Feb-2010]
Vauxhall is to shed 354 of the 1,500 jobs at its Vivaro van factory in Luton. [01-Dec-2009]
Vauxhall and Opel could shed up to 10,000 jobs at their car factories across Europe, following the acquisition of a 55% stake by Magna of Canada. [16-Sep-2009]
Vauxhall has won approval from the European Commission to receive a £10m government grant to invest in its Ellesmere Port production plant and secure more than 770 jobs. [19-Sep-2002]
Vauxhall is in talks with property developers Heron International and Latimer Associates about the sale of its former 56-acre car plant in Luton, which is expected to lead to the development of new homes and offices. [19-Sep-2002]
Vauxhall is planning to shed about 850 jobs at its Ellesmere Port car factory. [30-Jan-2002]
Vauxhall and Ryder are starting work on the construction of a car components warehouse at Ellesmere Port to supply parts for the new Vauxhall Vectra, which will create 350 jobs. [30-Aug-2001]
Vauxhall has confirmed plans to invest £200m at Ellesmere Port to build the new Vectra model, securing the future of 700 jobs. [06-Feb-2001]
Vauxhall is to stop manufacturing cars at its Luton plant with the loss of about 2,000 jobs over the next 15 months, as part of a worldwide restructuring programme by parent company General Motors that will result in 10,000 job losses. [13-Dec-2000]
Vauxhall is to relocate up to 500 workers from car assembly plants in Bedfordshire and Merseyside to its new van joint venture with Renault in Luton. [28-Nov-2000]
Vauxhall has submitted plans to Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council for the £27m expansion of its Merseyside car plant to produce the new Frontera model. [18-Sep-2000]
Vauxhall is to outsource the distribution of its demonstrator fleet to the Reality division of Great Universal Stores, in a £50m five-year deal. [04-Sep-2000]
Vauxhall is to transfer 500 engine workers at its Ellesmere Port plant to a new joint venture with Fiat, and negotiations are taking place with unions. [22-Jun-2000]
Vauxhall is investing £130m at its IBC Vehicles factory in Luton to produce a new range of panel vans, with the creation of 500 jobs, and a further £32m will be spent on improvements to car production. [04-May-2000]
Vauxhall is to launch a web site to sell cars directly to the public in November. [15-Oct-1999]
Vauxhall is to set up a network of alternative fuel refilling stations, including pumps at specialist fleet dealers, in an attempt to encourage growth in the "green" vehicle market. [27-Aug-1999]
Vauxhall is to set up a £5m engineering centre at Millbrook in Bedfordshire to serve light commercial and recreational vehicle operations, creating 75 new jobs. [23-Feb-1999]
Vauxhall and Renault are close to finalising plans to jointly produce a medium-sized van, and about 600 jobs will be created at Vauxhall's Luton plant. [23-Feb-1999]
Vauxhall is said to be planning to announce an investment of up to £40m at Ellesmere Port, in order to supply engines for the new L-Series model and to export V6 engines to Saab. [04-Jan-1999]
Vauxhall is to increase production of the Astra by 20% to 160,000 cars a year by adding a third shift at its Ellesmere Port factory, creating 1,000 jobs. [03-Jul-1998]
Vauxhall is recalling more than 34,000 Corsa cars and vans due to possible engine wiring problems. [23-May-1998]
Vauxhall is launching a range of cars that can be fuelled by liquefied petroleum gas as well as petrol, and will target companies that want to use environmentally friendly vehicles. [12-May-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 is expected to pledge a £500m investment in its Luton and Ellesmere Port plants if unions agree to a new pay deal, productivity improvements, and changes to holiday and shift patterns. [18-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]
Vauxhall is said to be considering the closure of its Luton car factory following GM's decision not to make the new Corsa there. [02-Feb-1998]
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]
Vauxhall is to introduce the Cadillac luxury car into the UK next spring, which will be sold through a network of specialist dealers. [01-Sep-1997]
Vauxhall is to start selling panel vans produced by Renault under its Arena badge this week. [01-May-1997]
Vauxhall is to fit the Trafficmaster driver information systems into more of its models. [16-Jan-1997]
Vauxhall has announced plans to spend £300m expanding its Ellesmere Port plant, increasing production of the Astra hatchback by over 10%. [16-Oct-1996]
Vauxhall is to spend £650m on modernising its UK plants and on building new models over the next five years, and there is to be a 20% capacity increase at Ellesmere Port, creating 200 jobs. [08-Mar-1996]
Vauxhall has discovered exhaust and other problems on some Frontera four-wheel drive vehicles, and is recalling 32,000 of them. [03-Feb-1996]
Vauxhall is likely to lose about £3.6m a week due to disruption at its plants. [08-Dec-1995]