Faurecia Downsizes; Plants Stay Open: Even If they knew what was coming, Faurecia execs say U.S. expansion was the right move

摘要

FOLLOWING SEVERAL YEARS OF STEADY growth and expansion of manufacturing operations into new regions of the world, Faurecia SA is scaling back. In North America, where the French supplier has opened an astounding nine plants since 2006, the change in direction was inevitable as plummeting vehicle sales in the face of recession left the facilities overstaffed. All nine plants remain open today, but downsizing and temporary shutdowns have resulted in a headcount reduction in North America from 9,000 employees last year to 6,000 this year.