2024-06-08 12:53:18
After the monetary disaster in 2009, folks needed to concern that the lights in Rüsselsheim would exit ceaselessly: when the good group of American Common Motors, which had management over Opel for 88 years, needed to promote its subsidiary within the wake of the funds disaster, there was a giant commotion. Even the CEO received concerned and the sale to Magna from Austria finally failed. Opel remained with GM till 2017, earlier than the French PSA group participated and took over the board.
From a historic perspective, Peugeot and Opel go properly collectively, Peugeot, which began as an iron basis in 1810, has comparable roots and existed as an organization lengthy earlier than making automobiles. After a merger in 2021, Opel and Peugeot belong to the Stellantis community, which brings collectively 14 manufacturers, together with Jeep, Fiat and Maserati. And for some time now, Rüsselsheim is within the black once more and is benefiting from synergistic results inside the group, though gross sales are extra reasonable than they was once.
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