Workers listen to the Mayor of Cholet, Gilles Bourdouleix (unseen), as they take part in a rally at the Michelin plant in Cholet, central-western France, on November 5, 2024. Michelin announced on November 5, 2024, that it would close its Cholet and Vannes plants in western France before 2026 because of the "collapse" in sales of truck and van tyres. The group's management announced the closure on the morning of November 5, 2024, to the 1,254 employees at the sites concerned. (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP via Getty Images)