Peugeot, After Digesting GM's Europe Business, Set Sights On Fiat Chrysler
22 Março 2019 - 3:21PM
Dow Jones News
By Eric Sylvers and Ben Dummett
MILAN -- Peugeot maker PSA Group approached Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles NV earlier this year about combining the two car
makers, according to people familiar with the matter -- a pitch to
create a $45 billion industry behemoth that would reposition both
companies in the U.S. and Europe.
Fiat Chrysler rebuffed the pitch, as it had previous approaches
by the French car maker, according to these people. Fiat Chrysler
has said it is open to a big deal with another auto maker if it
fits the company's objectives. Its controlling family, the Agnellis
of Italy, however, is opposed to a deal that would include
accepting a large proportion of PSA stock in any transaction,
according to one of these people.
Peugeot, which has telegraphed its interest in finding a
partner, would likely need to fund any deal in large part with
stock in order to keep its debt in check, according to this person.
PSA is still digesting its acquisition of General Motors Co.'s
European business.
Executives at the two companies are no longer talking, according
to people familiar with the matter. The approaches haven't been
previously reported.
Fiat Chrysler declined to comment.
A Peugeot spokesman declined to comment specifically on any
approach to Fiat. He said the two companies have a joint venture to
make commercial vehicles, so executives are talking all the time
about collaborations.
A spokesperson for the Agnelli family's holding company declined
to comment.
--William Boston contributed to this article.
Write to Eric Sylvers at eric.sylvers@wsj.com and Ben Dummett at
ben.dummett@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 22, 2019 14:06 ET (18:06 GMT)
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