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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Rods2 on 13 November 2012, 20:54:42

Title: Lucky Escape
Post by: Rods2 on 13 November 2012, 20:54:42
Opel and Peugeot made a agreement in February for close cooperation to reduce costs. GM's aim was to offload Opel with about a £5bn sweetner to Peugeot, where Opel is losing about £2bn a year.

But now the French Government has lent Peugeot money and part of the agreement in no further French redundancies for x years, this made the deal politically unacceptable, as all job losses would have had to have been at Opel car plants mainly in Germany.

So it looks like a lucky escape for Opel and Vauxhall, otherwise they would all eventually be French Peugeots.  :o :o :o :o

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9675633/Opel-and-Peugeot-halt-tie-up-talks-over-finance-fears.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9675633/Opel-and-Peugeot-halt-tie-up-talks-over-finance-fears.html)
Title: Re: Lucky Escape
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 14 November 2012, 18:47:29
they can even marry as they wish..  ;D  because my next car will neither be an opel or a peugeot ;D  if I live long enough to buy another car ;D
Title: Re: Lucky Escape
Post by: symes on 14 November 2012, 20:55:48
Quote from: cem on 14 November 2012, 18:47:29
they can even marry as they wish..  ;D  because my next car will neither be an opel or a peugeot ;D  if I live long enough to buy another car ;D
+1 :y :y :y
Title: Re: Lucky Escape
Post by: OmegaAnglesey on 14 November 2012, 21:12:06
Praise the LORD  ;D ... I think we all know that GM/Opel/Vauxhall are in bed with Fiat and that's bad enough why? Look at the so called NEW Combo its bloody awful just a fiat with a Opel / Vauxhall badge on it  ::) :-\
Title: Re: Lucky Escape
Post by: Keith ABS on 15 November 2012, 11:28:59
  But at least Vaux/Opel have got that rapid 1.9 diesel from Alfa out of it.
Keith B
Title: Re: Lucky Escape
Post by: Brikhead on 15 November 2012, 22:33:33
Quote from: Keith B on 15 November 2012, 11:28:59
  But at least Vaux/Opel have got that rapid 1.9 diesel from Alfa out of it.
Keith B
It's Fiat, not Alfa. Also I think the latest Vx. diesels are either 1.3, 1.7 or 2.0.
Title: Re: Lucky Escape
Post by: symes on 15 November 2012, 22:37:27
Quote from: Brikhead on 15 November 2012, 22:33:33
Quote from: Keith B on 15 November 2012, 11:28:59
  But at least Vaux/Opel have got that rapid 1.9 diesel from Alfa out of it.
Keith B
It's Fiat, not Alfa. Also I think the latest Vx. diesels are either 1.3, 1.7 or 2.0.
who  does the electrics :o  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Lucky Escape
Post by: kully on 16 November 2012, 11:54:52
I couldn't describe a single current Peugeot that stands out / I would fancy owning. Odd that they keep going.
Title: Re: Lucky Escape
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 16 November 2012, 11:56:32
Quote from: symes on 15 November 2012, 22:37:27
Quote from: Brikhead on 15 November 2012, 22:33:33
Quote from: Keith B on 15 November 2012, 11:28:59
  But at least Vaux/Opel have got that rapid 1.9 diesel from Alfa out of it.
Keith B
It's Fiat, not Alfa. Also I think the latest Vx. diesels are either 1.3, 1.7 or 2.0.
who  does the electrics :o  ;D ;D

Bosch....Fiat could not afford to develop common rail (they invented it) so sold the rights to Bosch