https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The French government on Tuesday denounced a decision by US automaker Ford to shutter a plant making gear boxes near Bordeaux, after the company rejected a takeover bid that could have saved some of the 800 jobs at the site. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190227/france-slams-fords-shameful-move-to-shut-bordeaux-plant Wed, 27 Feb 2019 11:01:09 +0100 france-slams-fords-shameful-move-to-shut-bordeaux-plant French authorities have rejected a plan put forward by US auto-maker Ford to close one of its plants, giving a Franco-Belgian equipment manufacturer more time to improve a buy-out offer. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190129/france-rejects-ford-plan-to-close-factory-in-south-west Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:20:54 +0100 france-rejects-ford-plan-to-close-factory-in-south-west French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Wednesday that he was open to the possibility of the state becoming temporary owner of a doomed Ford plant to prevent large-scale job losses. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181219/france-could-take-temporary-state-control-of-ford-plant Wed, 19 Dec 2018 12:34:35 +0100 france-could-take-temporary-state-control-of-ford-plant