Transportation
Stellantis Plans to Close UK Van Factory Over EV Mandate
- Carmaker may close Luton plant, move output to Ellesmere Port
- Manufacturers are consolidating production as EV sales wane
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Stellantis NV plans to close a van factory in Luton, England, in a rebuke of the government mandating more electric vehicle sales.
The owner of Vauxhall announced Tuesday that it intends to shift production of electric vans from the Luton site, which employs around 1,100 people, to its other UK van plant in Ellesmere Port.