Renault Commits to Job Offers for Workers if Fonderie de Bretagne Closes
The automaker's CEO pledges employment opportunities for 300 affected workers as the factory faces closure, while workers demand Renault maintain support for the site.
- Renault CEO Luca de Meo has promised to offer equivalent jobs at other company sites to all 300 employees of the Fonderie de Bretagne if the factory shuts down.
- The Fonderie de Bretagne, a former Renault subsidiary now owned by Callista Private Equity, entered redressement judiciaire on January 23, 2025, with a court decision on its future expected by March 12.
- Renault's recent decision to withdraw long-term order commitments, citing a shift to electric vehicles, has been criticized by workers and unions as jeopardizing the plant's survival.
- Workers and union representatives rallied in Paris, demanding Renault maintain support for the factory and decrying the potential loss of direct and indirect jobs in the region.
- Union leaders and employees argue the site has viable diversification plans for non-automotive sectors, but Renault's disengagement has hindered securing a new buyer.
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