Today's press release from Renault states the following:
"Open reflection on the reconversion of the Dieppe plant at the end of the production of the Alpine A110."
Interesting choice of words, but was there a date by which A100 production would end? Are they waiting for demand to tail off, as it did in Feb 2020 when compared to Feb 2019, or will Renault kill it, and all other Renaultsport models, and then convert the Dieppe plant for some other purpose?
Below are some excerpts from an article by Motor Authority.
"On Friday, Renault announced a major restructuring that has seen six plants placed under review and 14,600 jobs worldwide placed on the chopping block. Among the plants under review is the small Dieppe plant in France responsible for the Alpine A110 sports car, production of which numbers less than five thousand units annually."
"The French government, which owns a 15-percent stake in Renault, is considering making a five billion euro rescue loan to the automaker but said it will not sign off until talks between management and unions over the cost cuts are finalized."
"The modern Alpine A110 was in trouble even before production started in 2017. The car was originally to be develop alongside a sister model from Caterham but the British sports car marque pulled out of the deal due to its own financial setbacks. Renault forged along on its own but with such low sales numbers for the A110, the future of the car and the Alpine brand doesn't looking bright."
So, Renault will not get the Euro 5 Billion loan until after they announce all their plans...so I guess there is more to follow.
Autocar have chipped in saying that Alpine could become electric-only performance brand! [smilie=icon_eek.gif]
This ties in with the article I found and included in one of my posts above - the code name for this mode is PZ110.
"Senard said a final decision on Alpine’s future would be taken by incoming chief executive Luca de Meo, who is due to take up his role at the French firm in July."
Oh well...
"Open reflection on the reconversion of the Dieppe plant at the end of the production of the Alpine A110."
Interesting choice of words, but was there a date by which A100 production would end? Are they waiting for demand to tail off, as it did in Feb 2020 when compared to Feb 2019, or will Renault kill it, and all other Renaultsport models, and then convert the Dieppe plant for some other purpose?
Below are some excerpts from an article by Motor Authority.
"On Friday, Renault announced a major restructuring that has seen six plants placed under review and 14,600 jobs worldwide placed on the chopping block. Among the plants under review is the small Dieppe plant in France responsible for the Alpine A110 sports car, production of which numbers less than five thousand units annually."
"The French government, which owns a 15-percent stake in Renault, is considering making a five billion euro rescue loan to the automaker but said it will not sign off until talks between management and unions over the cost cuts are finalized."
"The modern Alpine A110 was in trouble even before production started in 2017. The car was originally to be develop alongside a sister model from Caterham but the British sports car marque pulled out of the deal due to its own financial setbacks. Renault forged along on its own but with such low sales numbers for the A110, the future of the car and the Alpine brand doesn't looking bright."
So, Renault will not get the Euro 5 Billion loan until after they announce all their plans...so I guess there is more to follow.
Autocar have chipped in saying that Alpine could become electric-only performance brand! [smilie=icon_eek.gif]
This ties in with the article I found and included in one of my posts above - the code name for this mode is PZ110.
"Senard said a final decision on Alpine’s future would be taken by incoming chief executive Luca de Meo, who is due to take up his role at the French firm in July."
Oh well...
