- At the beginning of July, Daimler, the group that owns Mercedes, announced its intention to sell its factory in Hambach, Moselle, nicknamed "Smartville" because the Smart are produced there.
- A takeover project is being carried out by the British group Ineos, which would like to produce its petrol 4x4, the Grenadier.
- "We asked [the consulting firm] Roland Berger to do a second opinion independently of the project that is proposed by Daimler," Minister Delegate for Industry Agnès Pannier-Runacher announced on Monday.
The French government is taking a keen interest in the proposed sale of the Daimler plant in Hambach, Moselle, which produces the Smart. "We asked [the consulting firm] Roland Berger to do a second opinion independently of the project that is proposed by Daimler," Minister Delegate for Industry Agnès Pannier-Runacher said on Monday on CNews, who must surrender this week on the site.
"It may be a very good project, but it's a project that raises questions," she said. “Will that give enough work to all the operators who are on the site today? What impact will this have on subcontracting and aren't other projects needed to complete this first project by the British group Inéos? "
"We need a future"
He wants to produce a gasoline 4x4, called Grenadier. Agnès Pannier-Runacher assured that she "does not brush aside at all this project carried by a British industrial group of high quality". “This first vehicle still has its legitimacy insofar as it comes out very quickly because it is still at a time when we will have thermal vehicles, but on the other hand we need a future. What other vehicles does Inéos plan to produce? She asked.
“Can Daimler entrust Hambach, which is one of the most productive factories in Europe for Daimler, with modules or vehicle parts rather on the electric chain? Can we finally consider a hydrogen project? “, Asked the Secretary of State.
Thursday, the boss of the German group Ola Källenius had indicated to seek for the site of Hambach "a prospect" which "preserves a maximum of jobs". Between 800 and 1,000 people demonstrated in Sarreguemines on Friday to protest against the sale project and to demand guarantees to maintain jobs.
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