Renault Move Sparks False Alarm in Slovenia

Novo Mesto/Brussels, 20 March - A decision by Renault to move a part of production at Slovenia's Revoz plant to France has sparked a false alarm in Slovenia that the French car maker may be resorting to protectionism.

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Production of the Twingo model at the Revoz plant. In 2008 the plant produced more than 130,000 Twingos.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Chairman of Revoz Ales Bratoz moved to reassure Slovenia that jobs would not be lost because of the move of a part of production to France.
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA

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Chairman of Revoz Ales Bratoz moved to reassure Slovenia that jobs would not be lost because of the move of a part of production to France.
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA

Novo mesto
Chairman of Revoz Ales Bratoz moved to reassure Slovenia that jobs would not be lost because of the move of a part of production to France.
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA

Novo mesto
Chairman of Revoz Ales Bratoz moved to reassure Slovenia that jobs would not be lost because of the move of a part of production to France.
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA

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