Vauxhall

Type
Reshoring
Country
United Kingdom
Reshoring from
Germany
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Luton, Ellesmere Port
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
550 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
28 July 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2012
Foreseen end date
1 July 2015

Description

Vauxhall is a UK branch of General Motors from 1925. The company produces several models from GM's brands. In 2012 employees accepted a freeze of salary in exchange for more investments in the British plants in Luton and Ellesmere Port. Thanks to such investments the production in UK in 2014 has increased and 550 new jobs have been created, while the German plant in Bochum has closed. While in 2009 UK production was at its lowest point, by 2014 it has increased 50%. 

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Vauxhall, Reshoring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 182, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/182.