France wants Renault to maintain its French plants - PM

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will insist on preserving Renault production plants in France and wants it to remain the group's global centre for engineering, research, innovation and development, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday.Speaking in the Senate, he said the government was particularly concerned about maintaining the Flins plant.The French carmaker has sealed a deal with banks on a 5 billion euro state-guaranteed loan to help it cope with the coronavirus..