Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot Owner PSA in Talks to Combine

[Atticus]

The real question I have is what does this mean for the region?

I am assuming that Auburn Hills will remain the North American HQ. Does this merger bring new or expanded engineering here, or does that get shifted to somewhere in Europe? As part of any large merger, much of the cost savings comes from eliminating redundancy and streamlined functions. Does the streamlining come at the expense of jobs here, or somewhere else?

To me, this merger presents an opportunity to create new jobs and new technologies here, or to watch existing jobs get shipped elsewhere. Hopefully the local leadership is involved and takes the right steps to grow employment here.

[JonWylie]

The real question I have is what does this mean for the region?

I am assuming that Auburn Hills will remain the North American HQ. Does this merger bring new or expanded engineering here, or does that get shifted to somewhere in Europe? As part of any large merger, much of the cost savings comes from eliminating redundancy and streamlined functions. Does the streamlining come at the expense of jobs here, or somewhere else?

To me, this merger presents an opportunity to create new jobs and new technologies here, or to watch existing jobs get shipped elsewhere. Hopefully the local leadership is involved and takes the right steps to grow employment here.

I don't anticipate the Jeep/Dodge/Chrysler leadership will go anywhere. Peugeot chose Atlanta for its NA HQ so I'm not sure we'll gain any workers either. Maybe they will shift to Michigan now, but I see that at more likely than moving FCA anywhere

[313WX]

I don't anticipate the Jeep/Dodge/Chrysler leadership will go anywhere. Peugeot chose Atlanta for its NA HQ so I'm not sure we'll gain any workers either. Maybe they will shift to Michigan now, but I see that at more likely than moving FCA anywhere

Groupe PSA only has 15 workers at a temporary wework office in Atlanta. That can all easily be uprooted.

I'd be surprised if the gravity of operations doesn't remain in Detroit, at least for NA.

[pocketchange]

I don't see how this will really help the NA side of FCA. FCA already has difficulties selling the EU product [[Fiats/Alfas) in NA in large volumes. It seems what FCA NA could use are platforms to expand beyond Jeep/Ram in the form Americans want to purchase. I don't see how PSA helps this. I do see how it would help FCA EU and PSA in Europe, and impacting the work force there.