On October 27, the worker Liamina worked in the workshop of the headquarters of Moteurs Baudouin in Cassis, France. He told the reporter: “Ten years ago, I came to work in Moteurs Baudouin, and experienced two materially different phases before and after the merger. After Moteurs Baudouin was acquired by Weichai, our wages were raised, but the most important thing is that the company provides us with training opportunities and encourages us to get a skills certificate, which was not seen before. I know that I am now working for a Chinese company and I am very satisfied.”
After being acquired by Weichai Group in 2009, Moteurs Baudouin, a French marine engine manufacturer, quickly got out of the trouble on the verge of bankruptcy and sprang to life. The company’s deputy general manager Tellier told the reporters: “The combination of China’s advanced production capacity and France’s strong R&D capabilities has brought great success to Moteurs Baudouin. Today, our sales have tripled that of eight years ago. It must not be forgotten that China’s investment has also kept more than 100 jobs at Moteurs Baudouin. In this aspect, its significance is not to be underestimated.” Tellier said that they have preliminarily seen the benefit of the cooperation with the Chinese side and look forward to continuing to pursue the dividends together with their Chinese partner in the construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative.