The vehicle manufacturer will be bolstering its site in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. A new assembly line is planned to build electric Vauxhall Vivaros and other midsize zero-emission vans from next year. Why is Vauxhall's factory at Ellesmere Port 'unsustainable'? The Ellesmere Port factory used to produce the Vauxhall Astra and now makes 14,500 small electric vans a year, according to The Times. While the UK electric van market is growing, industry figures show that electric vehicles have made up less than 12% of van sales so far this year.

Source: The Times March 10, 2026 13:46 UTC