Ellesmere Port
Vauxhall to build new Astra at UK plant
May 17, 2012 06:32 EDT
Vauxhall, the British division of US carmaker General Motors, said Thursday it would build the new Astra model at its northern England plant in a £125-million ($198 million, 156-million-euro) investment.
GM to keep Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port
May 17, 2012 04:59 EDT
The Vauxhall car plant in Ellesmere Port is to be saved from closure after staff overwhelmingly backed a pay and conditions deal, paving the way for major investment in the British factory.
Opel workers ready to talk but fight plant closures
Mar 31, 2012 12:27 EDT
Employees of US auto giant General Motors' loss-making Opel unit in Germany are prepared to negotiate with management but will fight plant closures, a workers' leader said Saturday.
GM-Peugeot tie up sidesteps overcapacity problem
Mar 04, 2012 02:16 EST
The alliance between car giants General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen, announced as a bold move to save jobs and cut costs, leaves aside the thorny issue of overcapacity in Europe, a big concern for both companies.
Carmaker Opel eyes further cost-cutting
Feb 08, 2012 09:04 EST
German automaker Opel, under pressure from its US parent General Motors to cut costs, said Wednesday it will negotiate with unions, but declined to comment on reports of plant closures.
GM wants deeper cuts at Opel: report
Feb 08, 2012 03:37 EST
General Motors wants deeper cuts at its European subsidiary Opel after what are expected to be "horrendous" fourth quarter results, the Wall Street Journal said Wednesday, quoting a GM official.
Opel frustrates GM, but no sale launched: sources
Jun 09, 2011 13:47 EDT
DETROIT/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors Co is frustrated with its money-losing Opel unit in Europe and considering options for a turnaround, but a sale is seen as unlikely, several sources familiar with the U.S. automaker's thinking said.
GM considering selling Opel again: reports
Jun 09, 2011 11:20 EDT
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors is considering putting Opel up for sale again as management loses confidence its European arm will return to profitability, two German magazines reported.
Shell sells UK refinery to India's Essar for $1.3bn
Mar 29, 2011 06:11 EDT
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell announced Tuesday that it has agreed to sell Britain's second biggest oil refinery to Indian group Essar for $1.3 billion (921 million euros).
Essar Energy agrees to buy refinery from Shell
Feb 18, 2011 11:19 EST
Indian group Essar Energy said Friday that it has proposed to buy a British refinery from Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell for $350 million (257 million euros).
India's Essar Energy says profits tumble
Aug 19, 2010 12:03 EDT
Indian group Essar Energy reported slumping interim profits on Thursday in the group's first results statement since floating on the London stock market earlier this year.
European GM units to add shifts, staff
Mar 31, 2010 09:23 EDT
General Motors European units Opel and Vauxhall to add shifts, staff. General Motors Co.'s Opel and Vauxhall units plan to add staff and shifts in the coming months to meet demand for new launches and develop new models.
UK gives GM loan guarantee for Vauxhall
Mar 12, 2010 11:34 EST
British government announces $410 mln loan guarantee to General Motors for Vauxhall unit. Britain will give a 270 million pound ($410 million) loan guarantee to General Motors Co. to help keep its Vauxhall operations going in the country, a government official said Friday.
Opel asks European govts for $3.7 billion in loans
Feb 09, 2010 10:14 EST
GM's Opel plans to invest $11 billion, seeks $3.7 billion in aid; cuts 8,300 jobs in Europe. GM's Opel unit asked European governments for billions of euros (dollars) in aid on Tuesday even as it formally presented a restructuring plan that will result in some 8,300 job cuts in Europe.
Shell talks to sell refineries to India's Essar 'going well': report
Dec 06, 2009 14:29 EST
Talks with British energy giant Royal Dutch Shell to sell three European refineries to Indian conglomerate Essar are "going well," an Essar manager told Germany's Die Welt edition to be published Monday.
Vauxhall to cut 354 jobs at Luton plant
Nov 30, 2009 11:23 EST
Vauxhall, the British division of troubled US carmaker General Motors, announced on Monday that it planned to cut more than 350 jobs at one of its two British factories.
GM unit Vauxhall to cut 354 jobs at British plant
Nov 30, 2009 11:11 EST
Vauxhall, the British division of troubled US carmaker General Motors, announced on Monday that it planned to cut more than 350 jobs at one of its two British factories.
GM unit Vauxhall says to cut 354 jobs at British plant
Nov 30, 2009 11:10 EST
Vauxhall, the British division of troubled US carmaker General Motors, announced on Monday that it planned to cut more than 350 jobs at one of its two British factories.
Vauxhall says no job cuts due at Ellesmere
Nov 27, 2009 03:29 EST
Vauxhall, the British arm of General Motors, has ruled out job cuts at its main car plant as it announced plans to increase the factory's production.
GM unit says no job cuts due at British car plant
Nov 26, 2009 16:06 EST
Vauxhall, the British arm of General Motors, on Thursday ruled out job cuts at its main car plant as it announced plans to increase the factory's production.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Ellesmere Port | |
 Ellesmere Port | |
.png)  Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port shown within Cheshire | |
| Population | 64,100 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ELLESMERE PORT |
| Postcode district | CH65, CH66 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Ellesmere Port and Neston |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
