Renault meets Tuesday in the Social and Economic Committee to address, among other things, the 4,500 job cuts announced at the end of May, in the wake of the health crisis.
The group is in a "very difficult" situation, we recognize internally, but the arrival of the new CEO offers a note of optimism.
"We may have to go further than expected in the effort to reduce our costs," Luca de Meo, Renault's new general manager, said in a document that employees were able to consult this summer.
Always the same recipes, denounced the CGT.
The group meets on Tuesday in the Social and Economic Committee.
On the program, the 4,600 job cuts already announced at the end of May, after several months of health crisis.
"The situation has changed since the arrival of the new CEO"
Internally, the arrival of a boss who breathes the automobile, passed through Toyota, Volkswagen and Seat, was greeted as a source of optimism.
"It will be hard but at least there is a vision", according to Guillaume Ribert, central delegate of the CFE-CGC, the number 1 driver's union.
"Socially, we are in a situation where the file has evolved since the arrival of our new CEO. We can feel a momentum in the social dialogue which was difficult when the savings plan was announced. We understand that 2021 and 2022 are going to be very, very difficult, with tough decisions that are necessary for the health of the business. "
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Among the positive signs, the wave of executive departures to competitor PSA has been reversed in recent months.
Another source of hope, the center of excellence that will host the future platform for electric vehicles in the North will be headed by Luciano Biondo, former charismatic boss of the Toyota plant in Onnaing.