I-Holden ayilinyazwanga ngokuthengwa kwe-Opel/Vauxhall PSA

I-PSA Group ithenge ama-GM's European brand ngama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.2 (amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-3.1), u-Holden athe ngeke kuphazamise uhlelo lwayo lwesikhathi esizayo.

Iqembu le-PSA - okuyinkampani engumzali wakwaPeugeot, DS kanye noCitroen - lifinyelele isivumelwano noGeneral Motors sokuthenga izinhlobo zase-Europe i-Opel neVauxhall ngekota yesine yalo nyaka ngama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.3 ($1.8 billion) kanye no-0.9 billion ($1.3 billion). , ngokulandelana.

Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kuzokwenza i-PSA ibe yinkampani yezimoto yesibili ngobukhulu eYurophu enesabelo semakethe esingu-17%, ilandela iVolkswagen Group.

Imiphumela Yehla Ngaphansi Cishe njengoba uhlobo lwase-Australia i-GM Holden ithenga izinhlobo eziningi kwa-Opel, ikakhulukazi njengoba isiphenduke umthengi ovamile kusukela ngo-Okthoba, lapho ukukhiqizwa kwendawo kweCommodore kuphela.

AbakwaHolden nabakwa-Opel baye bagcina ubuhlobo obuseduze phakathi neminyaka edlule futhi balethe izimoto ezinhle kumakhasimende ase-Australia. Okuhle wukuthi lezi zinhlelo zegrosa azithinteki ngalutho.

Nokho, okhulumela iRed Lion ukuqinisekisile ukuthi ulayini womkhiqizo wamanje ngeke ushintshe.

"I-Holden ne-Opel balondoloze ubuhlobo obuseduze phakathi neminyaka edlule futhi balethe izimoto ezinhle kumakhasimende ase-Australia, okuhlanganisa ne-Astra entsha yonke kanye nesizukulwane esilandelayo i-Commodore okumele ihlehliswe ngo-2018," kusho u-Holden esitatimendeni. “Okuhle wukuthi lezi zinhlelo zegilosa azithinteki ngalutho.

Ngokwekusasa elibonakalayo, i-Holden izoqhubeka nezinhlelo zayo zokuthola kancane kancane ezinye zezinhlobo zayo ezintsha ezivela e-Europe ngokusebenzisa uhlobo oluphethwe yi-French.

“Sizoqhubeka nokusebenzisana kakhulu nabakwa-Opel kanye nabakwaGM ukuze silethe umbono wethu wezimoto ngendlela esezingeni futhi enembayo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa amaSUV amasha azayo angakwesokudla njenge-Equinox ne-Acadia, eklanyelwe ngokukhethekile izimakethe ezishayela kwesokudla,” kusho inkampani yendawo.

Naphezu kokuhlukana ne-Opel ne-Vauxhall, imibiko yangaphandle iyaqhubeka nokugomela ukuthi i-GM izoqhubeka nokubamba iqhaza emakethe kanokusho yase-Europe nemikhiqizo yayo ye-Cadillac ne-Chevrolet.

USihlalo we-PSA uCarlos Tavares uthe ukutholwa kwemikhiqizo yakwaGM's European kuzodala isisekelo esiqinile sokukhula okuqhubekayo kwenkampani yakhe yaseFrance kuleli nakwamanye amazwe.

“Siyaziqhenya ngokuhlanganyela ne-Opel/Vauxhall futhi sizimisele ukuqhubeka nokukhulisa le nkampani enkulu futhi sisheshise ukululama kwayo,” usho kanje.

“Sikushayela ihlombe konke okwenziwa amaqembu akhe anekhono, ama-Opel amahle kanye neVauxhall brand kanye namagugu ayingqayizivele enkampani. Sihlose ukuphatha i-PSA kanye ne-Opel/Vauxhall, sihlomula ezinkampanini zabo.

“Sesivele sihlanganise amamodeli amahle kakhulu emakethe yaseYurophu futhi siyaqiniseka ukuthi i-Opel/Vauxhall inguzakwethu ofanele. Kithina, lokhu kuwukunweba okungokwemvelo kobambiswano lwethu futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukukuyisa kwelinye izinga.”

Umongameli weGeneral Motors kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu uMary Barra uphawule ngombono kaMnu. Tavares ngokuthengiswa.

“Siyajabula ukuthi ngokubambisana, thina kwaGM, ozakwethu kwa-Opel/Vauxhall kanye ne-PSA, sinethuba elisha lokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwezinkampani zethu isikhathi eside, sakhela empumelelweni yomfelandawonye wethu,” kusho yena.

“KwaGM, lesi esinye isinyathelo esibalulekile ohlelweni lwethu oluqhubekayo lokukhulisa umkhiqizo wethu futhi sisheshise ijubane lethu. Siguqula inkampani yethu futhi sizuza amarekhodi kanye nemiphumela esimeme kubanikazi bamasheya bethu ngokunikeza izinsiza zethu ngendlela efanele ekutshaleni imali enenzuzo enkulu enhliziyweni yethu yebhizinisi lezimoto kanye nobuchwepheshe obusha obusenza sikwazi ukulolonga ikusasa lokuhamba komuntu siqu.”

UNksz. Barra uphinde wathi ukushintshashintsha ngeke kuphazamise amaphrojekthi akhona ahlangene ezinkampani ezimbili, nanoma yimiphi imiklamo engase ibe khona yemikhiqizo yesikhathi esizayo.

“Siyethemba ukuthi lesi sahluko esisha sizoqinisa i-Opel neVauxhall esikhathini eside futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukufaka isandla empumelelweni yesikhathi esizayo ye-PSA nasemathubeni okudala ukubaluleka ngokusebenzisa izithakazelo zethu zezomnotho esihlanganyela ngazo kanye nokubambisana okuqhubekayo kumaphrojekthi akhona kanye namanye amaphrojekthi ajabulisayo. . amaphrojekthi azayo,” kusho yena.

Ubambiswano olusha phakathi kwe-PSA Group neqembu lamabhange lamazwe ngamazwe i-BNP Paribas luzoba nesibopho sokuphatha ukusebenza kwezimali kwe-GM e-Europe, inkampani ngayinye ibambe amaphesenti angu-50.

I-PSA ilindele ukuthi amadili amasha azoyivumela ukuthi ikhulise ukuthengwa kwayo, ukukhiqiza kanye nocwaningo kanye nentuthuko, kanti i-conglomerate iveza "umphumela we-synergy" wama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.7 (ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.4) ngo-2026, kodwa iningi lale mali lizozuzwa Unyaka ka-2020.

Ngokwe-PSA Group, umkhawulo wokusebenza kwe-Opel/Vauxhall uzokhuphuka ufinyelele ku-2020% ngo-2.0 futhi ekugcineni ufinyelele ku-6.0% ngo-2026.