Goodyear to Cut 39% of French Workforce in Plant Closing
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., the largest U.S. tiremaker, will close its main French plant and cut its workforce in the country by 39 percent amid labor disputes and plunging auto demand in Europe.
The factory in Amiens in the north of France will be shuttered, with the loss of 1,173 jobs, the company said in a statement today. Goodyear currently employs about 3,000 people across the country, Mathilde Davadant, a spokeswoman, said by phone. There’s no set date for the plant closing, she said.