- The Renault group was experiencing difficulties long before the coronavirus crisis, since its global sales had decreased in 2019, and the Renault-Nissan Alliance had lost its first place to fall to third.

- The Covid-19 crisis amplified the phenomenon and the Renault group recently announced the cessation of unprofitable models (Scénic, Talisman, Espace, Koléos) and the implementation of a new strategy on electric motorization which would focus more on the Zoe alone, but which would be multiplied towards all the other segments, thus taking inspiration from the strategy of the Volkswagen group which announced the successive launch of the ID3, ID4, then the ID2, ID1 and ID5…

- The Renault group has thus announced the next launch of a 100% electric sedan in segment C and three 100% electric SUV in different segments (B, C, D).

- It is in this context that the manufacturer announced the closure of the assembly plants of Dieppe and Flins, because the arrival of 100% electric cars will not compensate for the removal of the four models mentioned above, given that sales of electric cars are still weak (less than 10% of the market).

- The Dieppe factory assembled the Alpine (in small series), while the Flins factory assembled the Zoé and Micra (the Clio having been transferred to Slovenia), models whose sales remain below target. The Micra could be transferred to Sunderland and the Zoé to the Douai plant, which will lose three models but recover three others.