This photograph taken on November 8, 2024 in Vannes, Brittany, shows the centre of a roundabout on the expressway to Rennes where wood crosses have been installed around a larger one bearing the name of French tyre maker Michelin, after the company said it would close two plants by early 2026 over collapsing sales. Michelin said the decision to close down the plants in Cholet and Vannes in western France, which together employ more than 1,250 people, had been made "as a last resort." Michelin, which employs almost 19,000 people in France, said the plant closure had become "unavoidable" due to competition from Asian tyre makers as well as the "worsening competitiveness of Europe", notably due to inflation and rising energy prices. (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP via Getty Images)