One of the most famous companies on the planet will soon take up residence in Saint-Ouen, in Seine-Saint-Denis. Tesla, the American manufacturer of electric vehicles, will set up its “France headquarters” there in the very first days of December. The information was confirmed to us by the company. It indicates that this seat “will be completed, during the year 2024, with a Centre Tesla welcoming (ses) commercial and after-sales activities.
The company specifies that “more than a hundred people” will initially join these offices. According to our information, the building it will invest in at 150 boulevard Victor-Hugo, on the edge of Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine), can accommodate up to 600 employees. The site is very well served by public transport since it is close to the exit of the RER C Saint-Ouen – Clichy station, where line 14 of the Paris metro also runs.
Until now, the French headquarters of the company led by the very powerful billionaire Elon Musk was located in an activity zone in Chambourcy, in Yvelines. The American company confirms that its new offices in Saint-Ouen will be “much larger in scale. » She did not wish, at this stage, to comment on the reasons which led her to settle in the commune of Seine-Saint-Denis.
“Recruitment is underway,” confirms the company
Tesla, whose world headquarters is located in Austin, Texas (southwest of the United States) and whose turnover in 2022 exceeded 81 billion dollars, confirms on the other hand that “recruitments are underway » to integrate its future offices near Paris. Vacancies are publicly accessible on the company’s website. Five professions are presented there: it is possible, for example, to apply for a position of “used cars coordinator” (used vehicle sales coordinator), “bilingual assistance manager (in French and English)” or even an “online after-sales advisor”.
If Tesla does not indicate what would become of its premises in Yvelines, the company confirms that it should, in the future, “regularly recruit new employees” in its new headquarters in Seine-Saint-Denis.
A golden opportunity for the inhabitants of Saint-Ouen and neighboring towns in the Plaine Commune area? The city led since 2020 by Karim Bouamrane (PS), which already hosts the head offices of Samsung and Alstom, had all the companies present on the site sign a charter called “With equal skills, we hire local”. his territory. According to our information, the mayor of Saint-Ouen is expected to meet the French general manager of Tesla in the coming weeks. Contacted on this subject, the municipality did not wish to comment.
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