the president of the Republic unveiled Tuesday, may 26, the highly-anticipated plan to support the automotive sector, in trouble before the pandemic, and now in bern with a decline of more than 90% of the French market in April. The State plans to inject 8 billion euros to save the industry, a sum that includes the five billion already promised to the Renault group. The representatives of the supply chain - manufacturers and suppliers - acknowledge the efforts on the support systems for the purchase and point out deficiencies.
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