in sochaux
In Sochaux (Doubs), where Peugeot settled more than one hundred and ten years ago, the manufacturer is now trying the “small is beautiful”.
A 180 degree turn for this industrial site, long the most important in Europe.
Since its creation, Peugeot has built 24 million cars there.
Over the decades, the manufacturer has accumulated buildings and factories there on dozens of hectares.
To better flourish, he even rerouted a national road and diverted the course of the Allan River.
Years during which the automotive industry saw big.
In 1975, more than 40,000 people worked on the site.
They are 6,000 today, including 1,000 temporary workers.
"At the time of
Jacques Calvet
- the boss of PSA from 1984 to 1997 -, it was well seen to show that we had room, that we could multiply the workshops
, ”says a former executive of the group.
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