Groupe Renault inaugurates new Alpine A110 production line in France

Carlos Ghosn, Renault Chairman and CEO and France's Minister for Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire, today inaugurated the new Alpine A110 production line at Groupe Renault's Alpine facility in Dieppe, Normandy, the brand's original home.

Together, Mr. Ghosn and Mr. Le Maire inspected the production line dedicated to Alpine's new sports car.

Following two years' work, the Dieppe plant is one of a kind in Europe. It is capable of assembling the new Alpine A110's all-aluminium body and chassis, while the paint shop's new sanding and cleaning robots guarantee a premium quality finish.

The assembly line itself has been modernised in accordance with the Alliance's best practices.

In parallel to this transformation, the Dieppe plant has raised workforce levels by 60 percent with the recruitment of 151 new staff over the past two years, and all 392 employees have been given four weeks' (140 hours) training specific to production of the Alpine A110.

As Alpine's historic home, the factory built by Jean Redele in 1969 has long specialised in the production of small sporty models. Following its conversion to Alliance manufacturing standards and, more specifically, for production of the new Alpine A110, the Dieppe plant is today perfectly qualified to produce premium vehicles.