Paris orders Renault to make new models in France

Article reports that the French government has ordered Renault, the country’s second-largest carmaker, to keep production of its new Clio small car in France rather than shift it to lower-cost Turkey.

Renault also said they would cease production of Clios at Valladolid in Spain and Novo Mesto in Slovenia. That decision could rekindle concern in the EU that France is inducing the company to favour French assembly plants over others elsewhere in the bloc in potential breach of the single market.

ESO: Background information: Renault revives protectionism fears http://www.europeansources.info/record/renault-revives-protectionism-fears/

France24, 12.1.10: Paris pressures Renault to produce new Clio in France, not Turkey http://www.france24.com/en/20100112-french-government-protests-renault-clio-turkey-unemployment-production-auto-industry

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