Lucky Escape

[Rods2]

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. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9675633/Opel-and-Peugeot-halt-tie-up-talks-over-finance-fears.html

[cem_devecioglu]

they can even marry as they wish..    because my next car will neither be an opel or a peugeot   if I live long enough to buy another car

[symes]

they can even marry as they wish..    because my next car will neither be an opel or a peugeot   if I live long enough to buy another car

+1

[OmegaAnglesey]

Praise the LORD  ... 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 

[Keith ABS]

  But at least Vaux/Opel have got that rapid 1.9 diesel from Alfa out of it.
Keith B

[Brikhead]

  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.

[symes]

  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  

[kully]

I couldn't describe a single current Peugeot that stands out / I would fancy owning. Odd that they keep going.

[Marks DTM Calib]

  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  

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