Stellantis, the parent company of Peugeot, Fiat, and Jeep, is set to reduce vehicle output at its French factories over the coming three years, according to the Financial Times.
Trade unions, citing internal Stellantis briefings from last week, estimate that total production across the company’s five French assembly plants will drop by roughly 11% between 2025 and 2028.
Vehicle production in France is expected to surpass 661,000 units in 2025, recovering from 565,000 in 2024, a year when high inventories and softer demand curbed output.
Yet, according to union representatives, Stellantis is indicating that volumes will decline again, with output across its five French factories projected to fall below 590,000 vehicles by 2028.
The steepest cutback in France is anticipated at the Poissy plant in the Île-de-France region near Paris, which has been producing vehicles since 1937. The site employs roughly 2,000 people and manufactures two models that are slated to reach the end of their production lives in 2028.
Production at the site is expected to decline from over 90,000 vehicles in 2025 to around 55,000 by 2028.
To offset some of the impact, Stellantis recently unveiled a €20 million investment in Poissy aimed at expanding metalworking and recycling operations, a move the company says will sustain about 200 jobs.
The company told the Financial Times that it will decide in the first half of 2026 whether vehicle assembly will continue at the site beyond 2028, while stressing that ‘the factory will not close.’
Union officials praised Stellantis’ move to keep Poissy operating, but cautioned that jobs will remain at risk unless new vehicle projects are allocated to the plant.
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