Vauxhall had to haul more than 500 new Astras back into their factory after it emerged the brakes did not work, a report in the Sun newspaper said.

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The paper said the fault was found after final checks at the General Motors plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.


The Sun said one worker was hurt when a car failed to stop and up to six other cars also crashed.


According to the report, a supplier’s faulty part was to blame.


A Vauxhall spokesman told the Sun: “This has now been sorted out.”

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