General Motors, the world's number one car manufacturer, announced on 17 May 2006 the shedding of 900 jobs in its factory of Ellesmere Port, close to Liverpool, which manufactures Opel Astra under the Vauxhall mark. The American group decided to reduce the production by removing the night shift, with two cycles instead of three, but ensured that it would proceed to voluntary departures. (Réf. 06491)
“This is a new shot for the automobile sector and the British manufacturing industry in general”, deplored the secretary-general of the trade union Amicus, Derek Simpson, even if this announcement had been expected for several weeks. In a year and a half, Great Britain lost more than 10000 jobs in the automobile industry : 1000 in Coventry where Jaguar stopped its production, 6000 in Longbridge with the bankruptcy of Rover, 2300 in Ryton with the departure of the French PSA (announced last...
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