Bolloré unit Bluebus plans to halt electric bus production

• Bolloré told Bluebus staff it plans to permanently stop manufacturing electric buses, citing weak French demand, intense competition, price pressure.
• Bluebus began information-consultation on a job-protection plan targeting 74 role cuts; a reduced team would keep after-sales support.
• A European industrial group is studying a partial asset takeover, including Bluebus R&D, with 17 jobs potentially transferred.
• Battery unit Blue Solutions plans to refocus its Gen4 solid-state program, seeking industrialization with an investor partner.
• Blue Solutions launched consultation on a job-protection plan targeting 41 role cuts, reflecting broader European battery and auto-sector strain.

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