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 by Staff Writers Paris (AFP) Jan 15, 2019
French auto giant Groupe PSA, which makes the Citroen and Peugeot brands, reported record vehicle sales Tuesday as the acquisition of General Motors' Opel unit helped offset a sharp downturn in key markets China and Iran. PSA sold 3.88 million vehicles, up 6.8 percent from 2017 when it acquired the Opel business which includes British-based Vauxhall. PSA said that without the Opel contribution, 2018 sales would have been down 12 percent despite a strong showing in Europe. Ranked second in Europe after Germany's Volkswagen, PSA said it did well last year to increase overall sales "for a fifth consecutive year... against a background of adverse economic and geopolitical winds." The company failed, however, to hit the overall target of four million vehicles it had set, largely due to the impact of fresh sanctions imposed on Iran by US President Donald Trump and a slump in China. PSA announced in June that it was suspending operations in Iran, where it would have expected sales of 300,000 vehicles. In China, PSA said sales plunged more than 34 percent in an overall market down nearly six percent. Total sales in China and Southeast Asia fell for a fourth consecutive year to 262,600. PSA and its Chinese partner and major shareholder Dongfeng, sold 740,000 vehicles in China in 2014 and had targeted one million for last year. The company said early last year that it hoped that new SUV models and upgrading its distribution network would boost sales in China. In Europe, PSA said sales jumped 30.6 percent to 3.1 million vehicles, accounting for 80 percent of the total compared with 65 percent in 2017. The Opel and Vauxhall brands chalked up sales of around one million vehicles. aro/soe/nth/bmm/wdb
Fiat Chrysler to pay $515 mn in US 'dieselgate' settlements New York (AFP) Jan 10, 2019 Fiat Chrysler has agreed to a $515 million US settlement on charges it installed "defeat devices" on cars to evade emissions tests, the US Justice Department announced Thursday. The auto giant will recall and repair more than 100,000 diesel vehicles sold in the United States at a cost of about $185 million. The remaining funds will go to civil fines and mitigation payments to the United States and the state of California. US officials said FCA's EcoDiesel Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee fo ... read more
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