1 0 years, 10 years ago that Toyota Onnaing that the first Yaris has left the assembly lines of Onnaing in Valenciennes. Mammoth project, initially criticized by some who denounced the profiteers who predicted public subsidies and a departure from the Japanese manufacturer, once public support pocketed. Aid but a big boost.
And indeed, the project has benefited from numerous public support for its implementation. But since then, communities and governments in general have largely caught up. For 10 years, the Japanese manufacturer has provided over € 130 million of mandatory levy but has also invested 937 million € in its French factory to build and upgrade regularly. The plant has also recruited heavily in a region strongly affected by unemployment, but the urge to work and succeed undeniable. And that, not counting subcontractors that have accompanied the introduction of the Toyota plant.
The establishment of this plant is not only not a breath of fresh air but as a revival in the meantime, local governments have invested heavily in quality of life and reshaped local planning including with the introduction of the tram. In fact, not only on the employment front as things have improved since this entire region has benefited from the revival Valenciennes. So much so, that neighbors Belgian emphasize the difference between the case of Valenciennes and Charleroi. The two living areas were largely affected by unemployment, but here, where France has the means on the table to revive a disaster area, the Belgians are Flemish or Walloon they have not woken up to the task accomplish. The Flemish in particular, refused and still refuse to pay for these profiteers Walloon when they should instead invest heavily to stop financial transfers between the two regions. Two neighbors so close but yet so far.
All is not rosy.
But beyond the undeniable success of the local economy, the Toyota plant has also experienced some ups and downs with a strike in April 2009, the first since the establishment of the factory. The employees were demonstrating for wage claims and for claims for continued sustainability of the site, coming about as fears about the future of production, no project had, at that time, the future production of factory. Since then, the manufacturer announced that the plant would produce Onnaing the hybrid version of the Yaris and the announcement of various other models.
the side of the Valenciennes region, unemployment has not gone to him and remained at a high level. Nevertheless, it should be noted that it is well below that of neighboring Belgium. On the industrial front, the existence of plants of railway construction with sustained activity as well as other activities show the strong local economy.
The future?
the anniversary of the Toyota plant, it can be several things: the success of public policy, local commitment but also a bit of luck. More prosaically, we particularly note that when government will decide together, local and state, to mobilize for a project, it has great chances to succeed.
Recently, Nicolas Sarkozy declared his intention not to let die the French industry. But the facts are there, since coming to power, the share of industry has continued to decrease. By refusing to take courageous decisions by voting texts without consulting or taking into account the opinions of each other, Nicolas Sarkozy does not allow industrial projects to develop in France.
latest example? Disastrous decisions on the renewable energy sector, whose future looks especially bleak. Meanwhile, Barack Obama has announced that the United States set themselves the goal of producing 80 to 85% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2035.
The difference between ads and deeds.
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