“China Has DEVASTED European Car Manufacturing” | Vauxhall To Close Factory In Luton

Vauxhall's owner, Stellantis, plans to shut its van factory in Luton, risking 1,100 jobs.

The company, which also owns Citroen, Peugeot, and Fiat, will move electric van production to its Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire, citing UK rules accelerating the electric vehicle (EV) transition as a factor.

Union Unite called the decision a "slap in the face" for Luton workers. Automakers, including Stellantis, have raised concerns over EV sales targets and urged the government to boost consumer demand.

In response, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds announced a review of the zero-emission vehicle mandate, acknowledging it isn't working as intended.

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[cloudfive]

Why do we need all these meetings to discuss the failure of a policy that everyone except the government predicted years ago.

[Tonyioswfc]

And Liebours business climate plans will finish it off

[barriewilliams]

Trying to sell people something that they do not want is not

[manpreetbrar]

Britain is unable to cope with an equal playing field and fair competition.

[ylxyegb]

I've noticed that the 20% of the electorate that voted Labour has fallen silent.

[tonyford]

To be fair, I'm surprised that it's taken Stellantis this long. The minute that GM sold Vauxhall to PSA group back in 2017 I knew that it wouldn't be long until the Vauxhall plants here closed.

[JDMJOE]

The insane push for Net Zero, more like.

[davetdowell]

Sorry, but this wasn't China, this was the fascist British state, who have utilised the power of the state to lay claim to private business, issuing them government directives about what they will do to their customer base. Attempting to co-opt them into forcing EV sales upon the population by creating a punative regime that fines them.

[malyts]

I have said for ages now we are too dependent on china

[Walkercolt]

"British" car companies have ben DEAD for 30+ years, they just weren't buried. Stellantis (FIAT) and Renault are the mainland European car companies with VW dead from "immigrant" Muslim workers on lifetime contracts that won't work. Daimler-Benz makes 87% of it's vehicles outside of Europe and BMW makes 95% of it's vehicles in the US because of great LOW-COST labor. Nearly 80% of "Chinese" vehicles are license-built, designed and engineered mainly by FIAT, Renault and in South Korea by the Hyundai conglomerate.

[chizzy]

Mikes the best journalist for asking the correct questions in the UK

[daviddesert]

China makes better cheaper products in most areas. Not just in Europe but the world so the only real survival tactic would be to cooperate.

[diggerpete]

I disagree with Mike, I work in the private sector, and I do manual hard labour. Sat behind a desk on good salary just talking politics no doubt you don't care for us that are outside in all weathers to have a break. It is good for the hospitality industry.

[mattanderson]

DEFUND THE GOVERNMENT, STOP PAYING TAX



I'm Welsh and voting Reform
Brilliant discussion

Excellent Analysis


Thank you Sir

I agree!!

I love your work, and I always love listening to you Kev and Jez!!
Thank you gentlemen



well said!!!

Love Talk TV

No farmers, no food, simple!

[carlbonnachetti]

Nothing to do with China.... if Europe cannot compete on any level then tough.
I drive a Chinese car and have no issues at any have minor ones as any new brands have then so what. Everyone forgets how many years euro brands have been around so they have had plenty of practice.

[ianrobinson]

Bet there's no universal credit in China.

[charlessterling]

Kind off true, but china took EVs seriously and developed them, we stuck our head in the sand, this is simply the end result of gross incompetence on the western legacy automakers

[X-cp]

Didn’t get to check all of them, that implies you checked some? 😂

[PaulDenison-rr]

China isn't the real problem....yet. This green movement started in the 1980's in Sweden to push for nuclear power but then changed their mind and decided renewables sounded better, even though renewables will not support the European economies anytime soon despite the claims.

[JohnSmith-xfsd]

Government response pretend to be interested