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Renault to cut 1,500 engineering jobs in France: union source – Metro US

Renault to cut 1,500 engineering jobs in France: union source

A logo of Renault carmaker is pictured at a dealership
A logo of Renault carmaker is pictured at a dealership in Nantes

PARIS (Reuters) – French carmaker Renault <RENA.PA> plans to cut 1,500 engineering jobs in France, a trade union source told Reuters on Tuesday.

The engineering job cuts are part of cost savings plans that Renault announced last month aiming to find 2 billion euros ($2.27 billion) in savings over the next three years.

Renault declined to comment.

The carmaker had planned to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide, including 4,600 in France.

Renault shares were up 5.66% at 1118 GMT.

(Reporting by Gilles Guillaume; writing by Matthieu Protard; editing by Jason Neely)