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France Tightens Controls on Agricultural Land Conversion

The Constitutional Council upheld national rules limiting the conversion of farmland into logistics warehouses and suburban retail developments under France’s zero-net-soil-artificialization policy.
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Stellantis Retools French Plants for New Electric Commercial Vans

Stellantis began adapting assembly lines in northern France for a new generation of electric utility vehicles aimed at European fleet customers.
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