December 2019/ January 2020 MARK’S MUSINGS Earlier this year we down. And more recently of course, the bought you news of the Fiat group merged with Chrysler after failed merger attempt the latter’s divorce from Mercedes-Benz. between Fiat Chrysler That too, has led to a sharing of Automobiles (FCA) and components, and bizarre badge- Renault. Well, somewhat engineering like the Chrysler 300C being reminiscent of a shotgun sold as a Lancia Thema in Italy. wedding, FCA was evidently desperate to Meanwhile, PSA is made up of Peugeot – hook up with somebody – which has existed as a car brand for even anybody! – and so now we longer than Fiat, and not dissimilarly have learnt that FCA and also has a long history of family PSA Groupe (better ownership – and Citroen, which it known as Peugeot Citroen) are to merge. purchased in 1975. Only recently, it also purchased the European branch of Committee: More details on the 50:50 merger are reproduced elsewhere in this magazine. General Motors, namely the Opel and President/Editor: Vauxhall brands. (the current Opel It’s a significant development for FCA Insignia is rebadged here and in Mark Stockdale and is obviously a sign of the challenges Australia as the Holden Commodore,
[email protected] in the global car industry, some of which but Holden is still part of GM. I had Ph. 021434097 were laid out in an article in the last wondered where the next replacement issue of Corso Veloce. Much of this has would come from, but instead they’ve been forced on the industry by the just axed the Commodore altogether!).