Usine Renault
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En 1919, Louis Renault devient propriétaire de l'île Seguin, située sur la Seine entre Boulogne-Billancourt et Sèvres. La première usine Renault y ouvre ses portes en 1934. Avec plus de 30 000 employés, elle devient vite un bastion du syndicalisme. Dans les années cinquante, la fabrication en série de la 4CV fera de l'usine Renault le symbole de la croissance et de la modernité de l'industrie française. La fermeture est annoncée en 1989 et, la dernière voiture, une super-cinq, sort en mars 1992. La démolition des bâtiments s'achève en mars 2005. En 2000-2001, une fascination pour ce lieu mythique m'a poussée à pénétrer sur l'île Seguin avec un appareil photo avant la disparition définitive de l'usine.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Louis Renault chooses a little island in the middle of the Seine to build his first car factory nearby Paris. This place has truly been a laboratory. Renault was the first in France to experiment mass-production by putting workers on an assembly line. This factory has also been the politic and social theater favorable to the creation of the union. All the major fights and strikes for social rights took place there. In 1992, this historical site is closed down.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Louis Renault chooses a little island in the middle of the Seine to build his first car factory nearby Paris. This place has truly been a laboratory. Renault was the first in France to experiment mass-production by putting workers on an assembly line. This factory has also been the politic and social theater favorable to the creation of the union. All the major fights and strikes for social rights took place there. In 1992, this historical site is closed down.