The Management of Renault Spain and the trade unions UGT, CCOO, and SCP have reached today a preliminary agreement on wage costs, flexibility, employment, and social aspects, among others, which brings the allocation of five new models closer to the Spanish factories of the group, according to a statement from the French automaker.
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The new agreement would ensure, according to Renault’s note, the “necessary conditions for the future of the Valladolid plant” and a “paradigm shift at the Palencia factory with the allocation of the new RGEV Medium 2.0 electric platform,” presented in the futuREady strategic plan last March. It would allow for the first time the production of Renault Group electric vehicles in Spain in its 75 years of presence in our country.
The meeting was attended by the president of Renault Spain, Josep Maria Recasens, appointed today CEO of Indra
The Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu, had called Renault and the unions today to a meeting at the ministry with the intention of unlocking the negotiation, stalled since May 7, when the last meeting was held. Josep Maria Recasens, president of Renault Spain but appointed today CEO of Indra, was present at the meeting.
Renault had presented a proposal that slightly improved some aspects of the wage block and other improvements such as increasing permanent hiring from 100 to 300 employees or increasing overtime by 15% and limiting the maximum number of Saturdays per year to 14 per shift.
However, faced with the unions’ refusal to agree, the French company announced the suspension of the allocation of new electrified vehicles at the Valladolid and Palencia plants for the coming years, while making a lower proposal for a three-year agreement with annual increases only of the CPI and the elimination of the contribution bonus. In response, last Friday, hundreds of workers at the Renault factory in Valladolid supported the strike called by the unions to demand the resumption of collective bargaining negotiations.
The preliminary agreement foresees a reformulation of the wage offer and brings to the tables more salary, which means an increase linked to the CPI plus one point (CPI + one percent) for 2026; the CPI during 2027 and the CPI plus 0.63 percent during 2028. “Responding to the demands of the trade unions, and additionally to the terms of the proposal presented at the last meeting held on May 7, the company has made improvements in wage conditions, work rhythms, and flexibility, among which stands out the limitation of the number of Saturdays. Likewise, it has been agreed to address a future temperature protocol and other improvements in working conditions,” Renault explained.
“This is a historic moment for Renault Group in Spain, after 75 years of industrial history and more than 19 million vehicles produced from more than 30 models. The Group reaffirms its commitment to the know-how of our teams in Valladolid and Palencia with the allocation of the most advanced and innovative platform worldwide for the models of the coming years and the assignment of five new models in Spain,” said Reyes Torres, Human Resources Director of Renault Group Spain.
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