Carmaker Vauxhall will halt manufacturing at its Ellesmere Port plant for six shifts subsequent week, the BBC has realized.

It’s understood the momentary shutdown on the Cheshire plant, which employs greater than 1,000 individuals, will begin from Monday.

Demand for brand new vehicles has fallen sharply in the course of the Covid pandemic, with showrooms closed throughout Europe.

The corporate stated the shutdown had nothing to do with present talks over the plant’s future.

Stellantis, Vauxhall’s mum or dad firm, has been in discussions with the UK authorities for weeks concerning the web site.

It’s thought the agency is searching for monetary incentives to make a totally electrical automotive on the manufacturing unit. However there are fears Stellantis could shut it fully.

Talks are persevering with and either side say they’ve been productive.

“The Covid pandemic considerations the entire automotive world, inflicting the brand new automobile market to fluctuate,” a Vauxhall spokesperson stated.

“From the beginning of the Covid disaster, we handle our output exercise each day, plant by plant, adapting our industrial exercise to the automotive market tendencies and by bearing in mind the completely different conditions we face.”