PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA) is preparing to cut another 3,450 French jobs next year as the troubled carmaker pursues a recovery plan under new Chief Executive Carlos Tavares, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. The cuts, to be achieved through a combination of early retirements, voluntary buyouts and internal transfers, will be presented … Continue reading
According to a union leader, PSA Peugeot-Citroen is considering cutting an additional 1,500 jobs in France in the face of continued production overcapacity. The cuts would come on top of the 11,200 French positions to be eliminated by PSA by 2015 under its current restructuring plan, according to the union official. “Our sources internally are … Continue reading
European carmakers need to close more factories and cut more jobs, executives at the Frankfurt car show said on Tuesday, warning any recovery in demand was likely to be long and slow as unemployment remained high and bank lending weak. Continue reading
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen opens a third assembly plant in China today, expanding in the world’s largest vehicle market even as a slump in European demand prompts it to cut jobs at home Continue reading
PSA Peugeot Citroen (UG), Europe’s second-largest carmaker, will eliminate an additional 1,500 jobs by 2014, deepening its workforce reduction as auto sales in the region plunge to a 17-year low. The cuts, which come on top of 8,000 announced in July, will be made by not replacing people who leave, Jonathan Goodman, a spokesman for … Continue reading
PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA) unveiled a government-backed refinancing deal for its lending arm as the struggling French automaker’s financial position deteriorated further, sending its stock to historic lows. Europe’s second-biggest automaker said it was close to an agreement with creditor banks on 11.5 billion euros ($14.9 billion) of refinancing and had won state guarantees on … Continue reading
In July, after workers at French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen learned of company plans to close a plant in the suburbs of Paris, union leader Jean-Pierre Mercier went on the attack. Within hours he was calling for a “shock campaign” to force PSA Chief Executive Philippe Varin to keep the plant open. “We have the … Continue reading
French carmaker Peugeot Citroen has set out plans to cut 8,000 jobs and close an assembly plant outside Paris as losses mount. Peugeot said the Aulnay plant near Paris, which employs 3,000 workers, would stop production in 2014. Last week, Peugeot said its first-half sales had fallen 13% amid a “profound crisis” in its eurozone … Continue reading
The Guardian – GM would stick to a labour deal that limits factory closures before 2014, Girsky indicated nonetheless that there would be job losses from its European business. “We know in the future that there may not be the same amount of people here as there are today. It is important that we create … Continue reading