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France's Renault slashes engineer jobs amid pressure from Chinese carmakers
French automaker Renault is cutting up to 2,400 engineering jobs worldwide, representing a 15-20% reduction, as part of a restructuring effort to compete with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers on cost, innovation, and development speed. The company plans to avoid forced layoffs and will launch 36 new models within five years, reducing development time to 24 months.
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