Renault Group management and representative trade unions launched negotiations today with a view to concluding a nationwide multi year labor agreement for the period 2022-2024.
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This agreement would support the goals of the Renaulution strategic plan while positionning France at the heart of Renault Group’s industrial, technological and research and development activities, thereby strengthening the Group’s position as a pillar of the French automotive ecosystem.
An ambitious industrial project providing for job creations in production plant
With this project, France would become Renault Group’s central hub for electric vehicles.
It will intensify the industrial activity in the electric field and production of core electric engine would be established, within French borders. Subject to an agreement, the Group plans to allocate the production of nine new vehicles to its French plants, a majority of which would be 100% electric.
The Dieppe plant would produce a new Alpine vehicle, while the Sandouville plant would manufacture the New electric Trafic. Finally, the vehicle following-up to Master as well as a vehicle developed for a partner would be produced at the Batilly plant.
These projects, which expand on previously announced initiatives including Re-Factory in Flins and ElectriCity in the Hauts-de-France region, would help position Renault as a leader in the energy transition in France, as well as a key player in the new mobilities sector throughout Europe.
To carry out this ambitious industrial plan and bring these various projects to fruition, 2,000 new jobs would be created in the Group’s French plants. Renault Group would also implement more than 5,000 training and professional reorientation programs to help workers develop skills suited to the automotive industry’s new value chain.
The Group must continue tailoring its workforce, with the possibility of 1,600 departures. At the same time, the Group would create 400 jobs centered on new key skills such as data sciences and battery chemistry, while also implementing 3,000 training and professional reorientation initiatives, an essential course of action if we are to turn the corner on new mobilities.
Building on recent cost control measures, the Group presented a plan to refocus support functions, with 400 potential departures in France. The goal would be to modernize and digitalize these functions with a renewed emphasis on value-added activities, in accordance with the Group’s strategic objectives. 100 new jobs grounded in key skills are also under consideration, along with 2,000 training and professional reorientation initiatives, with an eye to accelerating the transformation of support functions. ■