Jobs at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port factory look safe for the time being after Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly confirmed plans for all its European plants for 2010/11.
Following discussions with the European Employee Forum (EEF), GM issued this statement: "As a first step in this consultation process, Ellesmere Port is today advising employees of the proposals for its future.
"The proposed plan is for Ellesmere
Port to move to a three-shift production operation in 2011.
"To support the launch in 2010 of the new Astra Sports Tourer [and Astravan] and to prepare for the third shift introduction in 2011, the plan is to make no redundancies because all current labour would need to be utilised to staff the third shift."
No further details are available on the future of Vauxhall's Luton plant, where the Vivaro is made.
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