New Post: One’s Loving Loving Attention to Detail

*/ ]]> Employees and Opel fans open their garage doors for us Which model do you have parked at home? Write to us:opel.post@opel.com What springs to mind when you hear the name “Ascona”? Manta fans would say “It’s just the Manta’s boring brother.” And Ascona aficionados would argue that the manta “would not exist without… Continue reading New Post: One’s Loving Loving Attention to Detail

Peugeot Harnessed Family Ties to Woo Fiat After Renault Snub

Late in May, John Elkann was back in Paris. The city had become a frequent destination for the scion of the Italian Fiat clan as he worked to get a combination with Renault SA over the line. But days before announcing the deal, Elkann walked into the apartment in the affluent 16th district of an unusual dinner companion: Robert Peugeot, a descendant of the namesake carmaker and Renault arch rival.

UPDATE 1-White House will look ‘very carefully’ at Peugeot, Fiat Chrysler deal – Kudlow

FILE PHOTO: Logos of Peugeot and Fiat are seen in this illustration picture taken October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/Illustration WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will look very closely at the planned merger between Fiat Chrysler (FCAU.N) and Peugeot owner PSA (PEUP.PA), White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday. The deal,… Continue reading UPDATE 1-White House will look ‘very carefully’ at Peugeot, Fiat Chrysler deal – Kudlow

Peugeot’s turnaround driver, Tavares, faces his biggest challenge

Tavares has stoked competition among Peugeot and former Opel factories to push workers to cut costs. PARIS – Carlos Tavares, a former Renault star credited with reviving the company’s French rival Peugeot SA , has long shone as a restructurer-in-chief, staring down unions and slicing down bureaucracies. Now the 61-year-old Portuguese car fanatic and weekend… Continue reading Peugeot’s turnaround driver, Tavares, faces his biggest challenge

Peugeot’s boss, Carlos Tavares, plans a merger with Fiat Chrysler – The Economist

IN 2013 TWO Carloses sat atop the Renault-Nissan alliance. One was Carlos Ghosn, the Brazilian-born architect of the Franco-Japanese carmaking colossus. His protégé was Carlos Tavares, the Portuguese chief operating officer of Renault, who made sure that good cars rolled off the production line. But Mr Tavares, an engineer and racing driver, was not content… Continue reading Peugeot’s boss, Carlos Tavares, plans a merger with Fiat Chrysler – The Economist

UPDATE 1-European labour unions fret about jobs in Fiat Chrysler-PSA deal

(Adds comments from French, Italian unions) PARIS/MILAN, Oct 31 (Reuters) – European labour unions have called on Peugeot owner PSA and Fiat Chrysler to avoid job cuts and factory closures as the two major carmakers prepare to tie the knot, underscoring worries about the $50 billion deal as the regional economy falters. As PSA and… Continue reading UPDATE 1-European labour unions fret about jobs in Fiat Chrysler-PSA deal

Grupo PSA y FCA planean unir fuerzas para construir un líder mundial en esta nueva era de movilidad sustentable

“Grupo PSA y FCA planean unir fuerzas para construir un líder mundial en esta nueva era de movilidad sustentable” Las discusiones han abierto un camino hacia la creación de un nuevo grupo de escala global y recursos que son propiedad de los accionistas de PSA en un 50% y por los de FCA en un… Continue reading Grupo PSA y FCA planean unir fuerzas para construir un líder mundial en esta nueva era de movilidad sustentable

Vauxhall fears after car giants Fiat and PSA announce merger

Fiat Chrysler is to merge with Vauxhall’s owner PSA to create the world’s fourth largest car company. The two sides say they have yet to finalise all the details, but the 50-50 merger is expected to provide significant cost savings. That has raised concerns at Vauxhall, which employs 3,000 people in the UK, as it… Continue reading Vauxhall fears after car giants Fiat and PSA announce merger

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA agree £35bn merger

Automotive industry Tie-up of Italian and French firms would create world’s fourth-biggest carmaker The two companies said the merger would generate cost savings without closing factories. Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images The boards of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the Peugeot owner, Groupe PSA, have approved a €40bn (£35bn) merger that would create the world’s fourth-biggest… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA agree £35bn merger