Rumours suggest that PSA is interested in buying Opel/Vauxhall from GM. At the beginning of the current decade, it was Magna that was interested but finally gave up. The reasons were manifold: the target was not allowed to sell its cars outside Europe and the company was not the owner of its own name and not of any patents. These were owned by GM and the parent company was not willing to give these rights up.
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PSA willing to buying an asset-light company?
- Published:
14 Feb 2017 -
Author:
Hans-Peter Wodniok -
Pages:
2
Rumours suggest that PSA is interested in buying Opel/Vauxhall from GM. At the beginning of the current decade, it was Magna that was interested but finally gave up. The reasons were manifold: the target was not allowed to sell its cars outside Europe and the company was not the owner of its own name and not of any patents. These were owned by GM and the parent company was not willing to give these rights up.