Stellantis has confirmed that it will make Ellesmere Port a dedicated manufacturing facility for the production of Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroen's all-electric vans.
A £100 million investment from the automotive manufacturing giant will transform the site into a centre of production for a range of zero emissions light commercial vehicles, incuding the Vauxhall and Opel branded Combo-e, Peugeot e-Partner, Peugeot e-Rifter, Citroën e-Berlingo and Citroën e-Berlingo models.
News of the plan, which follow Nissan’s EV-led investment in the future of its Sunderland plant last week, is expected to secure around 800 jobs.
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