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    Vauxhall said yesterday: "Following extensive and constructive dialogue between Vauxhall Motors, Magna International, Unite and the British Government, we are pleased that the parties have secured an agreement that protects the jobs and prospects of the 5,000 Vauxhall employees in the UK." The future of both plants had been in the balance after the recent sale of General Motors’ Vauxhall division to Magna, a Canadian company, and Sberbank, the state-owned Russian lender. Full Article at Times Online
    Following extensive and constructive dialogue between Vauxhall Motors, Magna International, Unite and the British Government, we are pleased that the parties have secured an agreement that protects the jobs and prospects of the 5,000 Vauxhall employees in the UK.
    SOURCE: Times Online 1 month ago
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Vauxhall jobs secured as new owner bows to Mandelson
  1. Cost-saving and efficiency measures will be implemented, which include a two-year pay freeze and other measures, and past employee sacrifices will be recognised.
    SOURCE: Times Online 1 month ago
  2. I need to be convinced that the terms and conditions for the financing will be of the sort and standard that the Government expects when we put the taxpayer money into a company like this. We don’t sign a blank cheque.
    SOURCE: Times Online 1 month ago
  3. Both the Ellesmere Port and Luton manufacturing operations will retain security of production [and] maintained as a key manufacturing operation until at least 2013, with consideration given to a future model at the plant beyond that date
    SOURCE: Times Online 1 month ago

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