ECONOMY: Impacted by the health crisis, the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus announces that it delivered 566 aircraft last year, far from its record of 863 aircraft in 2019 Despite the health crisis that slowed down its factories in March, the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced on Friday that it had delivered 566 aircraft, or 34% less than in 2019. A figure far from […]
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INDUSTRY: The Japanese manufacturer sees Yaris sales grow in Europe and must adapt its production to demand … Jobs, yes, but precarious (for now). Toyota motor manufacturing France (TMMF), based in Onnaing, near Valenciennes, in the North, is launching a recruitment campaign, said Friday, in a statement. One hundred and fifty positions in interim or in fixed-term contracts are […]
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The former mayor wanted to see clear out to Montoir. But Cargill has every intention to stay in Saint-Nazaire. The sunflower oil plant is investing 11 million euros. Cargill is not ready to leave Saint-Nazaire . The sunflower crushing plant has invested 11 million euros in the modernization of its facilities. The company had yet been there ten years persona non grata by […]
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With 2.11 million passenger cars registered in 2017 in France, the French car market posted good health The French car market for passenger cars has seen a solid increase of 4.74% in 2017 despite a slight slowdown of 0.51% in December, announced Monday the French Automobile Manufacturers (CCFA). For the full year, about 2.11 million passenger cars […]
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The French automaker Renault signed on Monday, an important agreement in Iran to eventually produce 300,000 cars a year in the country. The French automaker Renault signed on Monday, an important agreement in Iran to produce 300 000 cars per year term in the country via a joint venture that will be an investment of […]
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EMPLOYMENT: The last quarter of 2016 ended well, with 64,400 net jobs created in the non-agricultural market sectors … This is an unprecedented performance since 2007. The French economy created 187,200 jobs , net, in the commercial sector (+ 1.2%) over the full year of 2016, according to final figures from INSEE published Thursday. L’emploi […]
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The Bank of France lowered its growth forecast of 0.2% for the second quarter. The Bank of France on Wednesday revised downward its growth forecast for the French economy in the second quarter, to 0.2% against 0.3% previously anticipated. The Bank of France is based on a monthly survey of leaders companies that anticipate a […]
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The French car market increased from 6.5% in April … The French car market increased from 6.5% in April over one year, a rate slightly lower than in the first three months of 2016 but still higher than that recorded last year in the same period, according to official figures Monday. While 181,830 new passenger […]
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Hollande Boasts “the attractiveness of France” President Francois Hollande praised Thursday in Chartres “the attractiveness of France”, visiting the factory of the world leader in insulin, the Danish Novo Nordisk announced an expansion of the site opening the way to the creation of 250 jobs. The head of state whose new motto is that “France […]
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The management of the factory is expected to announce next week the creation of a night shift in the transition to 3/8 and increasing the pace. The pace picks up in the Renault plant in Sandouville, near Le Havre. Manufacturing speed increase on May 2, from 33 to 35 vehicles per hour (against 30 last […]
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