{"id":1882575,"date":"2026-04-15T00:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882575"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:30:27","slug":"renault-slashes-engineer-jobs-amid-pressure-from-china-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882575","title":{"rendered":"Renault slashes engineer jobs amid pressure from China firms"},"content":{"rendered":"

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76783828_6.jpg”]<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5CB0O<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
Renault is planning to launch 36 new models in the next five yearsImage: Francois Greuez\/SIPA\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n

French carmaker Renault has said it plans to reduce its number of engineers by 15 to 20% percent in the coming two years.<\/p>\n

This means that up to 2,400 of the current 11,000 to 12,000 engineers worldwide would have to leave the company.<\/p>\n

A Renault spokesperson said the cuts would be made without forced layoffs.<\/p>\n

The development of new technologies and fundamental design work would remain in France<\/a>, he said.<\/p>\n

Engineering centers in other countries such as Brazil, India, Morocco, Romania, South Korea, Spain and Turkey will also be reducing the number of engineering posts.<\/p>\n

European carmakers face intense competition from China<\/h2>\n

Renault, like other European automakers, is struggling with competition from Chinese brands<\/a>, especially when it comes to\u00a0electric vehicles<\/a>.\u00a0Manufacturers in China<\/a> are known for their low costs and shorter development times.<\/p>\n

In March, Renault CEO Francois Provost announced a major restructuring, stating his intention to “compete with Chinese vehicle manufacturers in terms of innovation, cost and speed.”<\/p>\n

Renault also plans to launch 36 new models within the next five years, slashing development time to just 24 months.<\/p>\n

Timelines for traditional European car makers have usually been much longer.<\/p>\n

\"Renault's
Renault is bringing back the compact Twingo as an electric vehicle with a low priceImage: Gonzalo Fuentes\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Through collaboration with Chinese engineers at its research and development center in China, Renault has already been able to reduce the development time for the new Twingo to 21 months.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Darko Janjevic<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

\n

French carmaker Renault has said it plans to reduce its number of engineers by 15 to 20% percent in the coming two years.<\/p>\n

This means that up to 2,400 of the current 11,000 to 12,000 engineers worldwide would have to leave the company.<\/p>\n

A Renault spokesperson said the cuts would be made without forced layoffs.<\/p>\n

The development of new technologies and fundamental design work would remain in France<\/a>, he said.<\/p>\n

Engineering centers in other countries such as Brazil, India, Morocco, Romania, South Korea, Spain and Turkey will also be reducing the number of engineering posts.<\/p>\n

European carmakers face intense competition from China<\/h2>\n

Renault, like other European automakers, is struggling with competition from Chinese brands<\/a>, especially when it comes to\u00a0electric vehicles<\/a>.\u00a0Manufacturers in China<\/a> are known for their low costs and shorter development times.<\/p>\n

In March, Renault CEO Francois Provost announced a major restructuring, stating his intention to “compete with Chinese vehicle manufacturers in terms of innovation, cost and speed.”<\/p>\n

Renault also plans to launch 36 new models within the next five years, slashing development time to just 24 months.<\/p>\n

Timelines for traditional European car makers have usually been much longer.<\/p>\n

\"Renault's
Renault is bringing back the compact Twingo as an electric vehicle with a low priceImage: Gonzalo Fuentes\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Through collaboration with Chinese engineers at its research and development center in China, Renault has already been able to reduce the development time for the new Twingo to 21 months.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Darko Janjevic<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

French carmaker Renault has said it plans to reduce its number of engineers by 15 to 20% percent in the coming two years.<\/p>\n

This means that up to 2,400 of the current 11,000 to 12,000 engineers worldwide would have to leave the company.<\/p>\n

A Renault spokesperson said the cuts would be made without forced layoffs.<\/p>\n

The development of new technologies and fundamental design work would remain in France<\/a>, he said.<\/p>\n

Engineering centers in other countries such as Brazil, India, Morocco, Romania, South Korea, Spain and Turkey will also be reducing the number of engineering posts.<\/p>\n

Renault, like other European automakers, is struggling with competition from Chinese brands<\/a>, especially when it comes to\u00a0electric vehicles<\/a>.\u00a0Manufacturers in China<\/a> are known for their low costs and shorter development times.<\/p>\n

In March, Renault CEO Francois Provost announced a major restructuring, stating his intention to “compete with Chinese vehicle manufacturers in terms of innovation, cost and speed.”<\/p>\n

Renault also plans to launch 36 new models within the next five years, slashing development time to just 24 months.<\/p>\n

Timelines for traditional European car makers have usually been much longer.<\/p>\n

Through collaboration with Chinese engineers at its research and development center in China, Renault has already been able to reduce the development time for the new Twingo to 21 months.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Darko Janjevic<\/em><\/p>\n

[analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/frances-renault-slashes-engineer-jobs-amid-pressure-from-chinese-carmakers\/a-76783924″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76783828_6.jpg”] https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5CB0O Renault is planning to launch 36 new models in the next five yearsImage: Francois Greuez\/SIPA\/picture alliance French carmaker Renault has said it plans to reduce its number of engineers by 15 to 20% percent in the coming two years. This means that up to 2,400 of the current 11,000 to 12,000 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,74],"class_list":["post-1882575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-dw-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1882575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882575\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1882575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1882575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1882575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}