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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Vauxhall owner was ‘confident’ about meeting EV rules before factory shutdown

an electric van on the production line at Vauxhall's Luton plant
Stellantis cited UK’s zero-emission vehicle mandate when it announced the closure of its van factory in Luton on Tuesday. Photograph: Vauxhall Motors/Stellantis

The owner of Vauxhall told investors that it was “confident” it would meet the UK’s rules on electric vehicle sales just two months before it blamed them for the decision to close a factory in Luton, the Guardian can reveal.

Stellantis cited the UK’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate when it announced the closure of its van factory in Bedfordshire on Tuesday, putting 1,100 workers at risk of redundancy or relocation to its factory making smaller vans in Ellesmere Port.

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