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Automotive industry

A driving force in the region's industry, the automotive sector represents 45,000 direct and 150,000 indirect jobs.
This diversified sector benefits from a dense fabric of motor vehicle equipment manufacturers, subcontractors and skill centres working for the two leading automobile manufacturers, Renault, the region's leading industrial employer, and PSA Peugeot-Citroën.
Normandy is also the cradle of France's electrics industry, with over 70% of national R&D activity in the automotive sector and support from the Mov'eo competitiveness cluster.