commiss decis septemb state aid unit kingdom plan implement vauxhal motor uk notifi document number english text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof regard council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis procedur letter date august unit kingdom author notifi propos aid commiss pursuant articl treati octob commiss ask addit question unit kingdom repli letter date novemb letter date januari commiss inform unit kingdom decid initi procedur provid articl treati respect aid commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss call interest parti submit comment commiss receiv comment interest parti letter date march unit kingdom submit comment open investig procedur unit kingdom addit inform juli detail descript propos aid recipi aid vauxhal motor uk wholli own subsidiari gener motor corpor aid question region invest aid transform ellesmer port car plant singl model product facil model plant capabl switch product model demand invest plant produc mix astra replac vectra passeng car model inform provid unit kingdom notif project safeguard job vauxhal motor creat approxim job suppli chain gener motor europ consid altern site project ellesmer port antwerp final decis favour ellesmer port part major restructur gener motor europ object return compani profit part plan passeng car product luton ceas end life current vectra model end quarter remain luton facil concentr commerci road vehicl passeng car product concentr ellesmer port ellesmer port continu produc astra incorpor gener vectra transform facil model flexi plant replac vectra design compet upper medium segment european passeng car market main geograph market current astra model replac vectra model germani unit kingdom franc itali netherland spain smaller western central european passeng car market suppli total amount elig invest amount gbp million net present elig invest gbp million invest divid build construct land improv gbp million machineri equip gbp million tool di gbp million aid amount gbp million net present gbp million provid region select assist approv scheme base industri develop act notifi aid intens ellesmer port plant locat westminst ward ellesmer port neston cheshir region recognis commiss region assist area purpos articl treati region aid map period region ceil net grant equival nge decis commiss initi procedur provid articl treati letter date januari commiss inform unit kingdom decid initi procedur provid articl treati doubt aid proportion necess aid commiss need verifi ellesmer port project concern transform involv radic chang product structur exist site need determin antwerp real altern term technic feasibl carri project proportion aid commiss express doubt element cost benefit analysi cba commiss question assumpt train cost antwerp lower estim transport cost procur pattern anticip repercuss includ sale loss vauxhal brand imag unit kingdom project locat antwerp comment interest parti commiss receiv comment interest parti comment unit kingdom letter date march unit kingdom submit commiss comment open procedur letter date juli unit kingdom provid inform comment account unit kingdom provid detail break train cost antwerp ellesmer port main differ contrast ellesmer port antwerp plant andon train familiar oper flexibl plant produc model share facil recent experi produc vectra learn curv shorter antwerp plant workforc gbop global bill process compliant procur transport cost unit kingdom explain cost cba base figur gm europ strategi board esb decis locat replac vectra project ellesmer port interim period vauxhal undertook calcul base actual product volum luton ellesmer port revis budget volum project ellesmer port comparison estim cba figur base actual product volum varianc final unit kingdom provid comment effect vauxhal sale unit kingdom locat decis favour antwerp comment possibl addit cost result industri action ellesmer port plant consequ decis potenti sale loss esb consid time decis failur locat vectra product ellesmer port detriment effect unit kingdom sale effect limit view confirm gm studi provid commiss mitig loss sale vectra model unit kingdom market project award antwerp addit market cost potenti threat industri action unit kingdom ellesmer port lost shift product top luton closur announc unit kingdom consid difficult estim scale action luton plant closur result dai stoppag respons complet closur luton plant threat compulsori redund disrupt widespread industri action avoid voluntari redund packag agre union vauxhal financi induc packag higher minimum set unit kingdom law cost entail includ cba bear mind ellesmer port ongo shift astra plant antwerp won vectra project unit kingdom consid plausibl assum half dai stoppag result total addit cost result effect estim gbp assess aid measur notifi unit kingdom vauxhal motor uk constitut state aid mean articl treati financ state state resourc constitut signific proport fund project aid liabl distort competit commun give vauxhal motor uk advantag competitor receiv aid lastli extens trade member state automobil market aid question intend undertak manufactur assembl car undertak part motor vehicl industri purpos commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri hereinaft relev commun guidelin relev commun guidelin aid public author plan grant individu project authoris aid scheme undertak oper motor vehicl industri accord articl treati notifi grant total cost project amount eur million total gross aid project state commun amount eur million case cover decis total cost project amount aid exce notif threshold notifi propos aid vauxhal motor uk unit kingdom compli requir articl treati view charact purpos aid geograph locat invest commiss consid aid issu cover articl articl specifi form aid regard compat common market compat assess standpoint commun pure domest context order maintain proper function common market regard principl articl treati except provid articl constru narrowli regard point articl clear aid question intend import project common european interest remedi disturb unit kingdom economi promot cultur heritag conserv articl commiss note invest project carri region qualifi assist point region map unit kingdom period project locat area region aid ceil larg compani nge order decid region aid compat common market articl treati commiss check condit relev commun guidelin met order authoris aid accord guidelin commiss check region question elig aid commun law verifi investor chosen altern site project demonstr aid term mobil project commiss studi geograph mobil project order demonstr geograph mobil automot group favour aid propos prove clear convinc econom viabl altern locat project unit kingdom author assert locat car plant antwerp belgium produc astra model produc vectra model commiss note altern site project gener motor europ carri locat studi compar increment cost produc vectra locat studi document decis make procedur gener motor europ provid commiss addit commiss extern automot expert verifi site feasibl carri project antwerp antwerp plant produc astra previou vectra model assembl line suffici space bodi previou vectra model built conclud project mobil charact consid elig region aid aid attract invest assist region commiss extern automot expert verifi natur invest basi plant layout submit unit kingdom visit site project question concern transform involv radic chang product structur exist site aim transform site singl model product facil flexibl model plant invest project elig region aid notif unit kingdom author provid cba compar cost locat cba net cost handicap gbp million ellesmer port locat compar antwerp locat handicap intens project extern automot expert commiss evalu notifi cba basi exchang rate time locat decis view ascertain extent propos region aid proport region problem seek solv open procedur unit kingdom clarifi element cba doubt rais train cost handicap cba commiss receiv detail breakdown cost locat region handicap train cost ellesmer port amount gbp million commiss consid significantli higher train cost ellesmer port consid plausibl differ explain fact contrast ellesmer port plant antwerp recent experi produc vectra model familiar oper flexibl model plant andon train gbop global bill process compliant assumpt cba procur transport cost meantim confirm data base actual product ellesmer port plant longer reason doubt commiss doubt dispel effect unit kingdom sale carri project antwerp possibl industri action sale loss unit kingdom acknowledg addit market cost mitig lost sale vectra model unit kingdom market project award antwerp commiss consid decis combin preced luton plant closur detriment effect vauxhal brand affect unit kingdom sale vectra model vauxhal model base calcul potenti sale loss vauxhal model commiss estim addit market cost basi extern expert assess gbp million commiss agre assumpt effect limit time scope quot emot quot custom reaction locat decis favour antwerp dissip time possibl industri action unit kingdom ellesmer port lost shift product unit kingdom consid plausibl assum half dai stoppag result earlier luton plant closur result dai stoppag correspond loss shift difficult accept half workforc decid industri action half prudent assum full dai stoppag plant result cost gbp modif made analysi cost benefit result differ slightli initi notifi total addit cost vectra produc antwerp result effect estim gbp million net present region handicap amount gbp million ellesmer port net present elig cost ellesmer port amount gbp million give project region handicap ratio compar antwerp final question quot top quot remain address modif region handicap ratio percentag point link variat product capac relev market group concern assist area statu region case result cost benefit analysi obviat differ region handicap ratio plan aid intens percentag point highest reduct relev commun guidelin percentag point articl region conclus project mobil aid realis project aid intens project lower region handicap ratio identifi cost benefit analysi region aid ceil nge region aid gbp million net present unit kingdom plan grant vauxhal motor compat common market articl treati relev commun guidelin handicap specif aid grant object train account cba train cost handicap account cba specif train aid grant project adopt decis articl state aid amount gbp million net present unit kingdom plan grant vauxhal motor uk invest plant ellesmer port compat common market mean articl treati implement aid authoris articl specif train aid grant project articl decis address unit kingdom great britain northern ireland brussel septemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj gbop set common plan specif build process enabl consist achiev model platform architectur equip oj