FILE PHOTO: FCA Chairman John Elkann speaks during an event at the Bocconi University in Milan, Italy May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
TURIN, Italy (Reuters) – Italian carmaker Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI) will be able to “seize great opportunities” from a merger with Peugeot owner PSA (PEUP.PA), its chairman John Elkann said on Friday.
The two automakers are planning to join forces in a 50-50 share merger to create the world’s fourth-largest automaker.
Answering a question on the merger being already a done deal, Elkann said a long time can pass between the announcement of a merger and getting it over the line.
Reporting by Elisa Anzolin, writing by Stephen Jewkes
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