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“Of 2.2 million vehicles registered in France, there are only one million produced in France”, regrets Tuesday on franceinfo the national secretary of the French Communist Party, while Elon Musk considered “very probable” the establishment of a Tesla factory in France.
“Welcome Elon! Welcome to France, no problem”has fun on Tuesday June 20 on franceinfo Fabien Roussel, while the boss of Tesla considers “very probable” the establishment of the factory desired by Emmanuel Macron. “But if I were President of the Republic and I had to be consistentwarns the national secretary of the French Communist Party, I would welcome Elon Musk, but at the same time, I would prohibit Peugeot and Renault from continuing to relocate abroad”.
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“On the one hand, we are creating golden bridges for Elon Musk to come and build a Tesla factory in France, but on the other the Clio, the 208, the C3, the Captur and the Dacia Spring are produced at home. foreign! We are unable to prohibit this from two car manufacturers in which we are shareholders. Out of 2.2 million vehicles registered in France, there are only one million produced in France.
Reopen production sites closed by French manufacturers
The Northern MP and former presidential candidate wants the state “participates in strategic choices” of these groups in “imposing” and in “creating the conditions for Renault and Peugeot to open factories in France”. “They already have industrial sites. Have they closed any? Well, we are reopening these production sites, hiring, training and creating in France! Rebuilding our industrial capacity means ensuring that our manufacturers produce in France and stop relocating.”
“When an hour of work is relocated abroad, it is an hour of unemployment that must be paid in France. Who pays for this hour of unemployment? It’s not Renault, it’s not Peugeot, it’s it’s us, it’s the company.”
Fabien Roussel, National Secretary of the French Communist Partyon franceinfo
Fabien Roussel does not hear the argument of more competitive production costs abroad. “What is expensive is the dividends that these groups receive and the unemployment that this causes in France”believes the national secretary of the PCF.