The French government will insist on preserving Renault production plants in France and wants it to remain the carmaker's global centre for engineering, research, innovation and development, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday.
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe attends a parliamentary session in Paris, France, May 19 2020. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS
Speaking in the Senate, he said the government was particularly concerned about maintaining the Flins plant, northwest of Paris. French financial daily Les Echos has reported that Renault is considering closing three of its French sites, including an assembly plant in Dieppe, and that it would stop making cars in Flins.
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