- Early 2013, Renault decided not to close factories in France and revive its manufacturing operations in the country in exchange for agreements on competitiveness within the company. The manufacturer thus committed to producing in France at least 710 000 vehicles in 2016 (against 533,000 in 2012 and 987,000 in 2007).

- Today, the PSA Group istaking on a similar initiative by committing to a production of one million cars in 2016 (against 1 116 000 in 2012 and 1 425 000 in 2007) in exchange for agreements on competitiveness in the company.

- But observing the figures, we see that this commitment is to a minimal standard since it is based on a production volume  below that of 2012 and well below the numbers of 2007. Only the year 2013 will be even worse, since Inovev has calculated a production of 900,000 vehicles produced by PSA in France, extrapolation made from the figures of the first eight months of the year.

- Given the current overcapacity of the group particularly in France (according to Inovev, they would be well above 30%, even without including the Aulnay plant), it will be difficult not to close another plant before 2016, another commitment made by the group.

- PSA now has five plants, if one disregards the Aulnay plant which will cease its activity by the end of October 2013 , and is committed to maintaining these five factories in working order in 2016, with specific production targets for each of them. These objectives are provided below.

  

- The Renault-Nissan Alliance seeks to establish itself on a maximum of developing markets. The Alliance was launched in markets such as China, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, Russia and African countries (it considers itself to already be the second largest motor group in Africa).Today, Nissan announced the start of the production of cars in Burma, an automobile market that opens itself after half a century of military dictatorship.

- The Japanese automaker said in a statement that its Malaysian partner Tan Chong Motors would build the largest automobile manufacturing site of Burma. The new plant should open in 2015 in the region of Bago and produce the Nissan Sunny (10 000 vehicles per year initially).

- Since the dissolution of the junta in March 2011 and the reforms initiated by the new government, most Western sanctions were lifted and foreign investors have flocked to the country, which remains today one of the world'spoorest countries. The Renault-Nissan group still thinks that this country has a great potential.

- Under the junta, buying a car was out of reach of most Burmese, due to prohibitive prices, especially related to very high import taxes, but the recent political changes and lower taxes led to an increase in vehicle demand.