Fiat Chrysler & Peugeot/PSA Merge

 World's 4th Largest Automotive Maker

                                Source:  Jeep Assembly Line

New Transatlantic Automaker Called Stellantis

It is now official.  Shareholders of Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler have approved a $52 billion merger with France-based Peugeot/PSA.  They joined Peugeot/PSA shareholders in approving the deal which creates the world's 4th largest automotive company.  The new transatlantic entity is called Stellantis and is expected to sell 8.7 million vehicles yearly.  The company houses brands like Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Maserati, Alfa-Romeo, Opel, Citroen and Vauxhall.

Synergies for Electric and Autonomous Vehicles

Today's merger approval news ends Fiat Chrysler's decade long search for a merger partner.  It tried but wasn't able to complete mergers with GM and Volkswagen.  Company officials expect many synergies from the merger with Peugeot.  They anticipate billions of dollars in yearly savings.  They also expect the merger to accelerate their plans to develop new electric and autonomous vehicles, which experts say the two automakers have lagged in.  Meanwhile, the new company will hit strong economic headwinds.  The pandemic has clobbered the global automotive industry with double digit sales declines for 2020.  With the pandemic still raging, auto sales are far from robust.

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