- Renault and unions are discussing an agreement aiming at  an increase of competiveness of French plants of the group with, as a

  counterpart, a commitment of Renault not to close any French  site. Within the frame of this agreement, Renault will however have

  the possibility to decrease the number of workers on the different sites.
- Each of the four scheduled meetings (next to be held November 29) will be an opportunity to define the main principles of industrial

  organization to implement.
- Today, the French Renault factories are under production compared to the European average.

  They produce an average of 110 000 to 130 000 to be compared to 170 000  in European car factories (average for all car manufacturers).