Chair Jean-Dominique Senard assures protesters the Maubeuge plant in northern France will not be shut
Protesters hold a banner reading, 'Don't touch MCA, its our plant" as they demonstrate against Renault's decision to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide, including 4,600 in France, in Maubeuge, France, May 30 2020. Picture: FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP
Talks with unions and local politicians on the future of Renault’s northern sites are set to get under way on Tuesday. While promising no workers will be left behind, Senard said the carmaker remains “fragile” and that its problems of significant overcapacity go well beyond the French plants. Under the new plan, Maubeuge-based production of electric Kangoo utility vehicles is set to move to Douai, 70km away, much to the consternation of workers. “It’s an earthquake that is taking place. We want to keep our company here,” Jerome Delvaux, a union member, told AFP.
Renault had been navigating turbulent waters even before the health crisis, starting with the shock arrest of its former boss Carlos Ghosn on financial misconduct charges in 2018, which led to deep rifts in its alliance with Japanese partners Nissan and Mitsubishi.
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