Continental problems prompt Vauxhall to pull into the slow lane

Vauxhall cars at the storage depot in Ellesmere Port. The car maker yesterday began a week-long slowdown at its two main factories due to a fall in Continental sales. There will be daytime-only assembly at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and no cars built at Luton.

Photograph: Craig Easton

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