At the same time, the distributor Auchan presented this Tuesday to its staff representatives a draft plan social threatening 2,389 jobs in France, notably through the closure of around ten stores.
Michelin weighed down by “the collapse of activity”
Michelin is going through a difficult year with the slowdown in the new vehicle market and Asian competition.
“It is the collapse of activity that has caused this situation, and I want to tell all these employees that we will not leave anyone behind,” Michelin CEO Florent Menegaux said in an interview.
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Michelin had already significantly reduced its footprint in France, its first country: with Poitiers, Toul, Joué-lès-Tours and La-Roche-sur-Yon, it will have closed six factories in twenty years.
The group had also announced a plan to cut 2,300 jobs in France in 2021: there will only be 18,000 employees after the closure of Cholet and Vannes, including 8,000 in industry.
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The tire giant is not the only one coughing: the sharp slowdown in the automobile market is causing serious difficulties for European equipment manufacturers, large and small, and site closures are continuing, such as at the rim manufacturer Impériales Wheels and Dumarey Powerglide gearboxes.
The large factory in Cholet (Maine-et-Loire) employs 955 employees, who mainly manufacture small tires for light trucks (17 inches and less).
The Vannes (Morbihan) site has 299 employees who mainly produce metal cables for tires then manufactured in Spain and Italy in particular.
Auchan is preparing to close three hypermarkets.
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Auchan confirms the closure of three hypermarkets
In detail, Auchan, which employs around 54,000 people in France, plans to cut 784 positions within its headquarters and 915 positions in stores.
According to the first elements announced, Charente does not appear to be affected.
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It provides for the cessation of direct home delivery activity which would result in 224 job cuts.
And it plans to close around ten unprofitable points of sale (466 positions eliminated), including three hypermarkets in Clermont-Ferrand Nord (Puy-de-Dôme), Woippy (Moselle) and Bar-le-Duc (Meuse), and in a supermarket, in Aurillac (Cantal).
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Management hopes to limit the number of redundancies through support for the employees concerned, retraining training, reclassification leave and voluntary departure plan.
It also provides for the creation of 114 positions in “drive” activities and 205 within support functions.
