Looking at a list like this, you can see how GM Europe operates, that is with short term policies. GM Vauxhall is a popular brand in the UK, but GM decided to cut back to one model by 2005. I struggle to see how consistent profit can be made, with model cycles as they are, even with flexible labour options in the UK. By that I mean not too hard to lay workers off.
Below we see the Astra as the stable element in the time from '96, with the Vectra a valauble contributor to production numbers when it was made at Luton. The Frontera SUV was solid if unspectacular and the Speedster was made by Lotus for GM.
| Yr | Total | Astra | Vectra | Frontera | Speedst | |
| 96 | 297,700 | 112,400 | 155,800 | 29,500 | - | |
| 97 | 284,500 | 102,000 | 157,500 | 25,000 | - | |
| 98 | 277,300 | 98,200 | 154,500 | 24,600 | - | |
| 99 | 339,000 | 154,700 | 145,600 | 38,700 | - | |
| 00 | 290,800 | 154,100 | 103,100 | 33,500 | 100 | |
| 01 | 193,700 | 132,300 | 51,400 | 7,000 | 3,000 | |
| 02 | 138,500 | 48,300 | 75,300 | 13,000 | 1,900 | |
| 03 | 133,600 | 30,300 | 92,600 | 9,500 | 1,200 | |
| 04 | 146,900 | 126,000 | 20,400 | - | 500 | |
| 05 | 189,400 | 189,200 | - | - | 200 | |
| 06 | 143,700 | 143,700 | - | - | - | |
| 07 | 115,500 | 115,500 | - | - | - | |
| 08 | 102,500 | 102,500 | - | - | - | |
| 09 | 76,700 | 76,700 | - | - | - | |
| 10 | 102,700 | 102,700 | - | - | - | |
| 11 | 138,000 | 138,000 | - | - | - | |
| 12 | 90,200 | 90,200 | - | - | - | |
| Av | 180,041 | 112,753 | 106,244 | 22,600 | 1,150 |
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