Engines too dirty
PSA boss demands half of the Opel purchase price – at least
PSA boss Tavares feels ripped off by General Motors. Because of the dirty Opel engines, the carmaker was worth much less. Now the French want more than half a billion back.
Jürgen Pander
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Four months after the purchase of Opel wants the French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroën from the previous owner General Motors According to insiders, about half of the purchase price have again. Owing to the high CO2 emissions of Opel, which could lead to high fines in the face of stricter exhaust emissions targets in Europe, the French demand more than 500 million. The news agency Reuters learned from privy circles. An insider even spoke of a sum between 600 and 800 million euros. The French carmaker had paid about 1.3 billion euros for Opel. PSA and GM refused to comment.
Two insiders said PSA was wrong, what Opel Flue gas strategy. The French had told GM that they intend to reclaim more than half a billion. Corresponding legal steps are intended. The two companies had spoken about the PSA complaint. The legal process has not yet been taken.
PSA boss Carlos Tavares had said at the beginning of of November, that the losses writing for years Rüsselsheim carmaker “in a dramatic situation” was and it is currently unable to meet the target of 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer. This would mean severe penalties as things stand today. The EU Commission had recently demanded a further reduction of the limit values by 30 percent by 2030 in order to avoid the carmaker to force more climate protection.
mik / Reuters
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On the other hand, the Peugeot and Citroën carts are certainly just as emmisionsunfreundlich. The old manager knew exactly what he was buying. Anyway, every layman would have classified the topic of car exhaust gases correctly. […]
On the other hand, the Peugeot and Citroën carts are certainly just as emmisionsunfreundlich. The old manager knew exactly what he was buying. Anyway, every layman would have classified the topic of car exhaust gases correctly. So, Mr. PSA boss Tavares, please go on, there is nothing to talk about here.
With this message PSA brings the now own brand – which just seemed to recover – just close to the abyss!
Whether the 95grCo2 can be reached depends mainly on the model range – the […]
With this message PSA brings the now own brand – which just seemed to recover – just close to the abyss!
Whether the 95grCo2 can be reached depends mainly on the model range – the purchased developed engines are all known and tested x-times, in some Opel models were already running PSA engines anyway. Therefore, the message has no substance.
However, one must already wonder what purpose is pursued. Maybe PSA Rüsselsheim would not like to continue, and prepares the exit ….
that stinks to heaven.
As if PSA did not know exactly before buying Opel. Especially since they naturally have enough dirt on their hands:
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that stinks to heaven.
As if PSA did not know exactly before buying Opel. Especially since they naturally have enough dirt on their hands:
http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/abgasskandal-psa-peugeot-citroen-geraet-in-frankreich-ins-visier-der-ermittlungen-a-1144646.html
Apparently they have planned from the beginning to “cheapen” the purchase price in this way
The gasoline engines and the modern diesel engines from Opel are on a better level than the VW engines.
The gasoline engines and the modern diesel engines from Opel are on a better level than the VW engines.
Why the excitement? Anyway, Opel should only use PSA engines for all new models anyway – and that’s already the case with the Grandland and Crossland. And then at some point purely electric, so wayne interested […]
Why the excitement? Anyway, Opel should only use PSA engines for all new models anyway – and that’s already the case with the Grandland and Crossland. And then at some point purely electric, so wayne interested?
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