RESHORING CASE

Vauxhall

Company details
Code: 
Vauxhall
Company name: 
Vauxhall
Group name: 
General Motors
Company country: 
United Kingdom
Group home country: 
United States
Number of employees: 
4029
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
Sub-sectors: 
C29.1.0 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
28/07/2014
Starting implementation date: 
July, 2012
End of Implementation : 
July, 2015
Reshored to: 
United Kingdom
Location of affected unit(s): 
Luton, Ellesmere Port
Location code: 
UKH21, UKD63
Reshored business function: 
Production
Partial or Total reshoring: 
Partial
Reshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Estimated job gains: 
550
Reasons for reshoring: 
Automation of production process
Need for greater organizational flexibility
Case narrative: 

Vauxhall is a UK branch of General Motors from 1925. The company produces several models from GM's brands. In 2012 employees accepted a freeze of salary in exchange for more investments in the British plants in Luton and Ellesmere Port. Thanks to such investments the production in UK in 2014 has increased and 550 new jobs have been created, while the German plant in Bochum has closed. While in 2009 UK production was at its lowest point, by 2014 it has increased 50%. 

Sources: 

Birmingham Post, 29/07/2014

Offshoring details
Offshoring location: 
Germany
Offshored business function: 
Production