European auto-maker Stellantis said on Tuesday it planned to shut its Vauxhall van factory in Luton, southern England, putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk.

Vauxhall's owner Stellantis said it is planning to shut the Luton site next April. More than 1,100 jobs at the van-making factory are at risk, but Stellantis said it is hoping to transfer "hundreds" of jobs to the group's Vauxhall site in Ellesmere Port.

Will consolidate UK electric van production at Ellesmere Port. Stellantis, owner of the Vauxhall brand in the UK, has announced it will close its vehicle manufacturing plant at Luton – where Vauxhall has been making vehicles since 1905.

Stellantis has announced plans to close its van factory in Luton, putting more than 1,100 jobs at risk as the company consolidates operations at its other UK factory at Ellesmere Port. The Luton site currently makes vans for the Vauxhall,

Motor giant Stellantis says it is closing the van making plant in the "context" of the UK's rules on electric vehicle sales.

The owner of Vauxhall has announced that it will be shutting down its van-making factory in Luton, potentially leading to the loss of 1,100 jobs. Stellantis has unveiled plans to move electric van production to its other plant in Ellesmere Port in a major blow to vehicle manufacturing in the UK.

The firm, which also owns the Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat brands, says it wants to consolidate production at its Ellesmere Port factory.