EV Transition Worries French Car Industry Workers

Workers Walor factory in eastern plants that make auto parts worry about the shift to electric vehicles (Credit: AFP)

As France faces a 2035 deadline to phase out new combustion engine cars, workers in the industry worry their days might be numbered too.

While there is plenty of optimism in certain regions of France, in particular in the north of the country where a "Battery Valley" is emerging, workers at parts suppliers elsewhere are pessimistic.