New Vauxhall Astra Production Set For UK

Vauxhall has announced the next production Vauxhall Astra is set to be built at its Ellesmere Port facility which will see an estimated £125m investment and around 700 jobs created.


Assembly of the new Vauxhall Astra is not scheduled to start till 2015, with a plan to build 160,00 new vehicles each year.  Operating on three shifts, the plant is expected to run profiably.

The £125m investment will be used to upgrade the plant to the latest manufacturing standards and to prepare for the production of the new Astra.