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By Jon Robinson Stellantis, the owner of car brands such as Vauxhall and Peugeot, is to start manufacturing electric vans at its historic Luton plant from 2025 in a move which will safeguard around 1,500 jobs. The Netherlands-headquartered group will producemedium-size electric vans for Vauxhall, Citroën, Peugeot and FIAT Professional at the factory. The site first opened its doors in 1905 and has been producing vans since 1932 while work is expected to start this year to prepare the plant for production. When complete, the Luton factory will become the second Stellantis plant in the UK to man…