GM Building Astra in U.K. Raises Doubts for Bochum Plant Future
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General Motors Co. said it will move production of the next version of the Opel Astra to a plant in England, one of two factories that analysts had identified as in jeopardy, raising the likelihood that the other will be closed.
The automaker will build an updated version of the Opel Astra compact car at a plant in Ellesmere Port, England, while ending production of the model at its Ruesselsheim, Germany, factory, which GM said will remain in full use. The company didn’t say what it plans to do with its factory in Bochum, Germany, which has been regarded as a candidate for shuttering.