A future of a car factory has been secured for years after workers agreed to a "ground-breaking" pay and conditions deal clearing the way for investment worth £125 million.
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Pay vote clears the way for Ellesmere Port Vauxhall investment
Thursday 17 May 2012
Vauxhall car workers have voted massively in favour of a new pay and conditions deal which clears the way for huge new investment in the UK motor industry.
Jaguar Land Rover spending plans promise 300 jobs
Friday 11 May 2012
Car giant Jaguar Land Rover is to spend an extra £1 billion with suppliers in the UK over the next four years, and plans to create 300 jobs.
Cable begs US bosses not to shut UK car plant
Friday 02 March 2012
The Government has made a last-minute appeal to the carmaker GM not to close its Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, in an attempt to prevent the loss of the 2,100 jobs there.
Vince Cable begs US bosses not to shut UK car plant
Friday 02 March 2012
More than 2,000 jobs at risk at Vauxhall factory
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