Ever since PSA Peugeot
Citroen established its new alliance with General Motors, things have been happening behind the scenes. The latest
of these is that the two companies have confirmed
that they are developing several
products together, including some major products.
While not being specific, a joint statement did say that “major product development and purchasing agreements” were signed, and
these would include powertrains. This
can only be great news for both. PSA needs to significantly lower its purchasing costs in order to compete with the likes of Toyota and Volkswagen, while GM can learn a thing or two about the latest powertrain
technology from the French.
Development will include an MPV for Opel and a CUV (cross utility vehicle) for Peugeot,
both of which will be in the same segment as the likes of Zafira and 3008
respectively. An even smaller MPV for both groups is also on the cards. The cars
will be differentiated as per each brand value and will first be seen on global
roads from 2016.
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