Renault planning to cut shift at Flins site

Reduction to a single shift will result in annual production being cut back from 145,000 to 110,000.

Renault is said to be considering planning to cut one shift from the work pattern at its Flins plant near Paris (France), reports Reuters citing an article published in Les Echos yesterday (10 April). According to the newspaper, the reduction to a single shift will result in annual production being cut back from 145,000 units per annum (upa) to 110,000 upa. Sources also said that unions have been told that around 400 temporary workers could also go as a result, although a final decision had not yet been made.