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ArticleOpel marketing chief departs
Opel's Tina Mueller returns to the beauty care industry after four years with Opel (Photo: Opel)Tina Mueller, Opel's high-visibility marketing chief, is leaving the company just a few months after France's PSA Group finalized its takeover of the German car brand.Mueller, 49, will return to her industry roots and ...
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ArticleFrance's PSA Group to acquire Opel
PSA expects a 2 pc operating profit margin at Opel in three years (Photo: Opel)PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and General Motors confirmed Monday that the French carmaker will acquire Opel, its British sister company Vauxhall, and half of GM's European finance arm for a combined 2.2 billion euros.The two companies said in ...
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Feature"We need to talk differently to the connected consumer"
Brigitte Cantaloube joined PSA from Yahoo in early 2016 (Photo: PSA/Peugeot-Citroen)Brigitte Cantaloube became chief digital officer of PSA/Peugeot-Citroen on February 1. At the Paris auto show, the former Yahoo executive spoke to automotiveIT about the digital transformation of France’s biggest car groupYou’ve been on the job for eight months. ...
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ArticleVW, Daimler, PSA establish mobility brands
The Generation EQ concept provides a preview of future Mercedes cars (Photo: Daimler)PARIS -- Major carmakers are founding new mobility brands as they look for ways to complement and even replace traditional revenue from new car sales.At the Paris auto show last week, volume car makers Volkswagen Group and ...
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ArticlePSA invests in digital aftermarket platform
Autobutler lets customers select a repair shop online (Photo: Autobutler)PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is acquiring a controlling stake in Autobutler, an online platform that gives car owners the ability to get an online quote for maintenance and repair.The French car group said the move fits in its strategy to make its various ...
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ArticleGenivi Alliance joins Web consortium
The Genivi Alliance has joined a broader Web consortium to accelerate the adoption of open-source technologies in the automotive industry. The alliance, whose goal is to drive the adoption of a Linux-based in-vehicle infotainment platform, brings together more than 175 auto and consumer electronics companies that are keen to speed ...
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ArticleFormer Renault executive Tavares to head PSA
Tavares succeed Patrick Pelata as COO of Renault in 2011 but left in 2013 (Photo; Renault)Carlos Tavares will become CEO of PSA/Peugeot-Citroen sometime in 2014, the struggling French carmaker said late Monday.Tavares will join PSA's management board on January 1 and will succeed Philippe Varin in the course of ...
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ArticleGM, PSA settle on 3 common vehicle projects
General Motors and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will build three cars together and move ahead  with plans to jointly purchase components.The US and French carmakers, which earlier  this year agreed on a far-reaching cooperation, said they would develop common vehicle architectures for a C-segment vehicle for Opel and Peugeot; a B-segment ...
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ArticleGM, PSA to jointly develop 4 vehicles
General Motors and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen confirmed they will jointly develop four vehicles as part of a wide-ranging cooperation pact put in place earlier this year.The US and French car groups said in a press release that they would, togetherbuild a compact class multi-purpose van for Opel and a compact-class crossover utility ...
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ArticleParis auto show: PSA betting on hybrids
PSA is working to improve its hybrid technology (Photo: PSA)PARIS - PSA-Peugeot/Citroen is betting on hybrids rather than full electric vehicles, a senior company executive told automotiveIT at the auto show here."AT PSA we believe hybrids have more future than pure electric vehicles," said Christian Chapelle, head of powertrain ...
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ArticlePeugeot negotiating to sell logistics unit to JSC Russian Railways
The planned sale of Gefco is just one of the measures PSA is undertaking to restore the company to profit (Photo: Gefco)PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is negotiating to sell the majority of its Gefco logistics division to JSC Russian Railways in a move that will boost the embattled French automotive group's finances ...
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ArticlePSA plans layoffs, restructuring to restore profit
CEO Varin says PSA needs to bring production capacity in line with the market (Photo: PSA)PSA/Peugeot-Citroen said it is planning to close a plant, lay off several thousand workers and reorganize its operations to restore profitability.The French carmaker, which said it will report a first-half operating loss in its automotive ...
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ArticlePSA expands use of Dassault's Delmia to powertrain
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is extending Dassault Systemes' Delmia software to its powertrain manufacturing operations.The move means that the French carmaker now uses the same Delmia tools and methodologies for assembly simulation, painting, factory layout, stamping and powertrain.Dassault, one of a handful of global suppliers of simulation and product lifecycle management software, said ...
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ArticleTELEMATICS UPDATE: No role for smartphones in Europe's eCall
eCall emergency calls need to reach call centers without delay (Photo: EU, ADAC)MUNICH --Smartphone integration may be one of the hottest issues in automotive infotainment, but the ubiquitous end-user device will not play a role in Europe's eCall initiative.The EU Commission wants the Europe-wide emergency calling system to be mandatory ...
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ArticleIAA 2011: Peugeot to show diesel-electric 508RXH
Peugeot’s 508 RXH diesel-electric hybrid is the second model of its kind (Photo: Peugeot)Peugeot will show a diesel-electric hybrid, the 508 RXH, at the Frankfurt auto show.It is the second model to feature the French brand's new Hybrid4 diesel-electric power plant. Last year, Peugeot launched the 3008 Hybrid4 crossoverThe 508 ...
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ArticleGerman Railway helps Peugeot with EV charging
Peugeot is getting help from the Deutsche Bundesbahn in developing a charging infrastructure for its new iOn plug-in electric vehicle.The French car brand, part of the PSA/Peugeot-Citroen group, said private car owners, companies as well as car dealers will have access to services to be provided by DB Energie, a ...
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ArticleBMW, PSA create hybrid technology joint venture
The engine compartment of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6BMW and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen have formed a 50-50 joint venture to develop hybrid technology.The move follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding signed in October to expand the existing hybrid cooperation between the two carmakers.BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification will focus on developing standard ...
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ArticleAutosar appoints Peugeot exec as new spokesman
Autosar has appointed Alain Gilbert, a PSA/Peugeot-Citroen electronics expert as its new spokesman.Gilbert, who leads PSA’s ECU development and software architecture, takes over from supplier Continental’s Stefan Bunzel. The job of Autosar spokesman rotates every nine months.Autosar, which stands for Automotive Open System Architecture, is a worldwide development partnership of ...
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ArticlePeugeot shows what EX1 concept sports car can do
Peugeot’s EX1 all-electric concept sports car is very fast, but likely will not be builtPeugeot has set several new speed and acceleration records with its full electric EX1 concept sports car, demonstrating the potential of electromobility across its model range.The French car brand, which represents roughly half of the PSA/Peugeot-Citroen ...
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ArticlePeugeot brings internet into the car
Peugeot is bringing the internet into the car through the introduction of "Wifi on Board." The system will allow simultaneous connections of four devices: smartphones, iPads, laptop computers and game consoles.The system, which can be used while driving, will be available across the Peugeot model range, including the 207, 308, ...
