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France: Government announces plan to save automotive industry jobs

In February 2009, the French Government presented a controversial plan to rescue the national automotive industry, bailing out the major manufacturers in return for commitments to maintain production and employment in France.

The “automobile pact” was announced to the sector’s companies and trade unions by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 9 February.