Stellantis commitment to UK EV production under threat due to Brexit

Stellantis is urging the Government to re-negotiate Brexit rules in order for the business to commit to UK electric vehicle production.

The car manufacturer group, which owns 16 vehicle brands including Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat said: “If the cost of EV manufacturing in the UK becomes uncompetitive and unsustainable, operations will close."

In 2021, Stellantis announced it was investing £100 million in Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant to create a new electric vehicle (EV) factory.