Tag: PSA Groupe

My Favorites From The Most Fabulous Year of Them All!

by Randy Stern

It is with historical context, however. It was ten years removed from a war that should have ended all wars. Unfortunately, a spat between Korean partisans turned into an international affair splitting the peninsula in half. The same trouble was brewing in Vietnam, a soon-to-be former French colony. Even those within the Soviet Bloc weren’t buying into the new world order as envisioned by Karl Marx. Hungary was a year away from challenging Moscow on whether it should be their superpower or not.

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The Speculator: How To Combine FCA with PSA

by Randy Stern

Over the years, I found some serendipity in speculating anything coming from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles – even when they were part of the “merger of equals” with Daimler AG. It comes as no surprise when Allpar.com posted something about how Chrysler and Dodge might survive when FCA and Groupe PSA are fully integrated into one entity.

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Commentary: This is For Real, Now

by Randy Stern

It may be done, but there’s plenty of shouting that might happen sometime afterward. Before the shouting starts, I better take a look at this deal to see if this is a good one for the combined companies, especially when it pertains to North American operations, employment, and market presence.

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My Favorite Forbidden Fruit Vehicles – Part 3

by Randy Stern

TweetThe sudden interest in non-USA market automobiles are on the rise – again. We will be looking into the importation of cars that were once "forbidden fruit" thanks to Federal regulations and Customs law. In the meantime, one can do another list of cars I would love to import into this country – if given …

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Geneva 2017: Intrigue in Switzerland

by Randy Stern

Tweet The Geneva International Motor Show never disappoints. It is not just the intriguing products that will never come to North America. This show also includes those that will come here, but with a certain flair designed to engage and excite. Of the debuts that popped up at PALEXPO, there has been plenty of both …

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Commentary: GM – Opel/Vauxhall + PSA = ???

by Randy Stern

Tweet Just before PALEXPO opened up to the world's automotive media for the 87th Geneva International Motor Show, there was some major news to report. General Motors and the PSA Groupe – the parent firm of Peugeot and Citroen – agreed to a $2.3 billion transaction sending Opel and Vauxhall into French hands. PSA will …

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