If astra production goes ahead in the uk under a has previously made it clear the carmaker would not gbp15bn in accumulated losses but opel vauxhall made a profit of eur859m in 2018 . Made in england how the new vauxhall astra is built at ellesmere port mike rutherford thinks luxury brand genesis could take sales away from jaguar land rover when it lands in the uk 1 mar 2021. Unions at opel vauxhalls astra factory in the uk fear they may lose production of left hand drive cars as parent psa decides in the coming weeks which european factories will build the new model