- The management of PSA Peugeot Citroën has officially announced that the Aulnay-sous-Bois plant will permanently close in 2014, it will cease to produce some cars (Citroen C3) by the end of October 2013 due to lack of manpower since many redundant employees have already left the factory.

- The production of spare parts will ensure the maintaining of the activity for the next few months.

- Let us recall thatthe manufacturer had in recent years gradually transferred the production of the Citroën C3 from Aulnay to Poissy, where are produced the Citroën DS3 and Peugeot 208.

- From November, the Citroën C3 will no longer be produced at Poissy, a plant whose origins date back from 1939, while the Aulnay plant dates back from 1973.

- The closure of the Aulnay plant will allow PSA to offload significant overcapacity while the European market is struggling to rise (it will probably take 5-6 years for the European market recover completely). The PSA plants in Europe are currently operating at 55% capacity. With the closure of the factory in Aulnay, the rate goes back to 60%.