Michelin has unveiled a voluntary redundancy scheme that could cut up to 1,500 positions in France by 2029, prompting sharp criticism from trade unions who say the tire maker is inflicting “an uninterrupted succession of internal reorganization and simplification plans” that erode the company’s social fabric. The latest plan, part of a multi-year strategic overhaul, follows a series of earlier restructuring waves that have already trimmed payrolls and redrawn operational boundaries. Labor representatives argue that the relentless pace of change—though framed by management as necessary to respond to the shifting automotive industry—is damaging employee morale and undermining the group’s historically strong social model. Michelin has not yet specified which sites or functions will be affected, but the union statement signals growing unrest over the cumulative human toll of continuous efficiency drives. The development underscores the tension between industrial transformation and workforce stability as the company navigates a transition toward greener, more digital mobility.

Après l’annonce d’un dispositif de départs volontaires visant jusqu'à 1.500 postes en France d'ici 2029, les syndicats de Michelin déplorent « une succession de plans de réorganisation et de simplification internes » qui menacent le corps social du groupe.