The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
East of England; Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire; Luton
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
523 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 February 2010
Employment effect (start)
9 February 2010
Foreseen end date
Description
Vauxhall has announced 523 job losses in Luton, Bedfordshire. 369 of these will be from the van plant, 15 more than announced in November 2009, although van production will continue at the site until at least 2013. 154 of the cuts will be in administration and retail, approximately half of which will be from Griffin House in the town. The Ellesmere Port factory in Cheshire will be unaffected. No details were given of when the job losses would be completed by.
Sources
9 February 2010: BBC Website ()
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Vauxhall, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 70205, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70205.
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