The ultimate British-built Vauxhall Astra has rolled off the manufacturing line at Ellesmere Port, ending a run that has seen greater than 4 million fashions produced since 1981.
From early 2023, the Cheshire plant will produce the Vauxhall Combo-e and its sibling electrical vans, the Citroën ë-Berlingo and Peugeot e-Accomplice – a part of Vauxhall’s dedication to change to promoting solely EVs from 2028.
The final Vauxhall constructed was an Astra Sport Tourer SRi Nav in purple with handbook transmission. The all-new Astra will now be constructed at Opel’s Rüsselsheim website in Germany.
“During the last 60 years, Ellesmere Port has turn out to be one of many nice British automobile crops, producing among the hottest automobiles on the roads throughout generations,” stated Paul Willcox, managing director of Vauxhall and senior vice-president at Stellantis.
“With one period closing, we’re now wanting ahead to an all-new electrical period at Ellesmere, with the location changing into the primary Stellantis plant to supply solely electrical autos.
“Vauxhall is fast paced in the direction of an electrical future and I’m happy to see the next-generation of Vauxhall electrical autos made in Britain.”
Ellesmere Port opened in 1962 and through the years has constructed small/medium Vauxhall/Opel autos, starting with the Vauxhall Viva. In all, some 5.2 million autos have rolled off the manufacturing line.
Vauxhall’s guardian firm, Stellantis, has invested £100 million into the location to assist its transformation into the primary of the agency’s crops to solely produce EVs.
