But the company has regained the confidence of once-skeptical lenders.
But one analyst said the moves today could help the company regain some of its lost business.
They also added that the company might not regain all lost market share.
The retrenchment means the company will not regain its former dominance of the auto industry.
More recently, sales have risen and the company has regained profitability.
In 1884 it was a second time reduced to 30,000,000 francs, but the company never regained its losses.
The moves reassured investors that the company was regaining control.
Still, while the company has regained its profitability, at this point it provides only a modest existence.
In 2003, the company had regained its strong position and in 2004 it had about 400 000 members.
The company regained its position as the world's largest automaker, by vehicle unit sales, in 2011.