New British Stellantis boss on how firm will continue UK manufacturing
“There has been a €100 million investment for a huge transformation of the plant from internal combustion to EV. It's a big investment and I hope to do the same at Luton. If you compare production now to 20 years ago, then Vauxhall is one of the few survivors - and it is here for the long term.
“So don't expect cars on forecourts and the wholesale model. It will be much more to order, which is why we’re driving to online ordering for people to order the right product at the right price. The wholesale model does not suit the customer.”“Agency for us is a manufacturer taking more on in managing the customer and the customer journey.
“There is a lack of a joined-up approach in government departments. Government is very rigid in funding projects. You need a much more progressive approach to create a mechanism that funds itself. If you look at other markets like Norway and Oslo where there is a joined-up approach with planning, transport and the treasury, you get faster adoption. We instead go to local councils, who are underfunded and stretched.
“For orders, we are not seeing cancellations [due to long wait times]. If they walked to a competitor, they would be in the same boat. We have not seen a decline in orders and they've held up well. Sales peaked in 2016 and have fallen significantly since then due to Covid constraint and then chips, but they will come back and we are sitting on an order bank first, which will wash out.”“The orders we take on plug-in cars, which are mainly Corsa-e and Mokka-e, is about 27% of our total orders.
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