The president of Mécachrome was this Tuesday in Aubigny sur Nère where he met the unions. The management of Mécachrome notably communicated to the unions the letter sent to them by Renault. The terms are unambiguous with the announcement of the immediate shutdown of the RE26 engine: ” Discontinuation of RE26 to date, confirms Stéphane Carré, Force Ouvrière delegate. This means that the employees concerned will have to be reclassified. They will have to do another job. He hasn’t told us about layoffs yet. We will remain very vigilant. “
So no PES but what will happen to the other Renault engines? entrusted to Mécachrome? For endurance, Formula 2 and 3 championships? ” Renault tried to take back the LMDh, the engine used in endurance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for example. They also tried to take back the contract from us for F2, F3. We are very worried about the future as this would have further repercussions.”
Mécachrome recognizes that stopping the formula engine will have a strong impact on its turnover. The Mécachrome factory in Aubigny sur Nère works 80% for aeronautics, a sector which is doing well, but the factory has never returned to pre-covid rates. Its workforce has fallen from 550 people to only 418 today.
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