Ellesmere Port workers take part in Save Vauxhall ‘drive-by’ protest
“An industry, entire workplaces and whole communities need it to thrive.
“It is vital that any deal done over the future of GM in Europe is the right deal for a secure and lasting industry in this country, which is why we are pressing for our Government to carry on doing what it says it is doing and keep working towards a deal which protects our plants and jobs."
Canadian car parts group Magna won preferred bidder status from GM for its plans, together with Russian partner Sberbank.
But takeover rivals Belgian car parts group RHJ International and China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Corp are understood to have improved their previous bids.
And RHJ is believed to have pledged to keep the Ellesmere Port and Luton plants open in a meeting with Business Secretary Lord Mandelson.
The Government has indicated that funding would be available for any proposal that protected UK jobs.
Ellesmere Port union convenor John Fetherstone welcomed RHJ’s reassurance on UK jobs, describing them as “welcome bidders”.
