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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles 29.10 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 September 2014
Employment effect (start)
3 November 2014
Foreseen end date
1 December 2014
Description
The car manufacturer PSA Peugeot-Citroën has decided to cut 300 temporary jobs. The job reduction measure will affect mostly its manufacturing units of the Peugeot 3008, 5008 and Citroën DS5 (from 2 teams to 1, 5 team).
The decision is linked with a capacity optimisation strategy. As reported the unions expressed fears for further job reduction measures in the future.
Sources
1 September 2014: L'usine Nouvelle
Citation
Eurofound (2014), PSA Peugeot Citroën, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 77505, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77505.