Vauxhall is celebrating 60 years of manufacturing at its Ellesmere Port plant in the U.K. ahead of its $178 million transformation into the first Stellantis plant to produce solely battery-electric models by the end of 2022.
Ellesmere Port opened in 1962 and began as a production plant for the Vauxhall Viva. Since then it has produced iconic models from the Vauxhall range including the Chevette and successive generations of the Vauxhall and Opel Astra. In total, more than 5.2 million vehicles have rolled off the production lines at Ellesmere Port over the past 60 years.
The popular Vauxhall Combo-e and its Opel equivalent will be some of the first electric vehicles to be produced at Ellesmere when the plant reopens, along with the Peugeot e-Partner and Citroen e-Berlingo vans. Ellesmere Port will also produce a range of passenger vehicles across the Stellantis brands including the Vauxhall Combo-e Life, Opel Combo-e Life, Peugeot e-Rifter and Citroen e-Berlingo MPVs.
With over 90 years of history of manufacturing in the U.K., Vauxhall is currently the only mainstream automotive brand to produce vans in Britain. Alongside Stellantis' Ellesmere Port plant, Vauxhall continues to make vans at its factory in Luton, which has been operating since 1907 and stands as Britain's oldest car factory.
Ellesmere Port opened in 1962 and began as a production plant for the Vauxhall Viva. Since then it has produced iconic models from the Vauxhall range including the Chevette and successive generations of the Vauxhall and Opel Astra. In total, more than 5.2 million vehicles have rolled off the production lines at Ellesmere Port over the past 60 years.
The popular Vauxhall Combo-e and its Opel equivalent will be some of the first electric vehicles to be produced at Ellesmere when the plant reopens, along with the Peugeot e-Partner and Citroen e-Berlingo vans. Ellesmere Port will also produce a range of passenger vehicles across the Stellantis brands including the Vauxhall Combo-e Life, Opel Combo-e Life, Peugeot e-Rifter and Citroen e-Berlingo MPVs.
With over 90 years of history of manufacturing in the U.K., Vauxhall is currently the only mainstream automotive brand to produce vans in Britain. Alongside Stellantis' Ellesmere Port plant, Vauxhall continues to make vans at its factory in Luton, which has been operating since 1907 and stands as Britain's oldest car factory.
