GM unit says no job cuts due at British car plant

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."Vauxhall today confirmed that production of its next-generation Astra compact car will be built at the company's manufacturing plant at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire," the group said in an official statement."Ellesmere Port will be the lead plant of only two in Europe building the new model." The car will also be built in Poland.

Vauxhall's prototype electric car arrives at its Ellesmere Port plant from the firm's Luton base.

The future of a car plant in Luton looks to have been secured after a contract to work on vans was extended.

Workers at Vauxhall vote in favour of a new pay deal, clearing the way for owner General Motors to invest in the company's Ellesmere Port plant, securing 2,100 jobs.

Workers at Vauxhall's plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton agree to a two-year pay freeze as part of Europe-wide restructuring deal.

General Motors said on Thursday it would not close its Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, England, and did not expect job cuts there.

The Unite union says it has reached a deal to protect Vauxhall jobs at Ellesmere Port and Luton.