Vauxhall owner says car plants could shut unless ‘stupid’ UK rules change

Stellantis says it will decide in less than a year' whether to keep Ellesmere Port and Luton production lines open

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The owner of the Vauxhall, Peugeot and Citroen brands has warned its car plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton could close unless market demand for electric vehicles and stupid" regulatory conditions change.

The UK managing director of Stellantis said the company did not want to shut operations in the UK but it would make a decision in less than a year" in the face of unreasonable government sales quotas and lack of consumer incentives in relation to VAT on vehicles and electricity.