Renault shows EV unite
The Renault Group is closing its Ampere EV business unit in July, according to news reports and union sources, as new chief executive officer Francois Provost streamlines operations.
Ampere was set up in 2023 to cover all the French marque’s EV activities into a standalone company to lower EV costs, increase technology agility and generate investment.
Under the plan by Provost, pictured above left, no jobs are expected to be lost. Ampere now has about 11,000 employees, ranging from factory workers to advanced engineers. A groupwide early retirement plan announced in late 2025 should cushion any impact on head count.
The CFE-CGC union, which represents engineers and other workers at Renault in France, says “simplifying the organisation of Ampere was necessary and expected”.
Factories in northern France that build EVs, such as the 5 and Scenic, as well as the powertrain plant in Cleon, will revert to direct oversight by the Renault Group, while more than 1,000 power electronics and software engineers will continue advanced work under the Ampere name.
Provost, who took over from Luca de Meo as CEO last year, has also closed Mobilize, the services unit that operated car-sharing programmes and was to produce electric microcars.
