{"id":778,"date":"2019-11-05T10:22:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T15:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/?p=778"},"modified":"2019-11-05T10:22:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T15:22:23","slug":"whats-in-store-for-chrysler-and-fca-after-peugeot-psa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/2019\/11\/whats-in-store-for-chrysler-and-fca-after-peugeot-psa\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s in store for Chrysler and FCA after Peugeot (PSA)?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chrysler has had a rough time over the past 30 years. After nearly going bankrupt, it became one of the most successful automakers in the world, only to be acquired by Daimler-Benz and spit out, a small shadow of its former self, less than ten years later. Then another bankruptcy under the greedy leadership of private-equity firm Cerberus, then a purchase by Fiat which shoved the company into its current lane\u2014maker of big Rams, Jeeps (some of which are based on Fiats), minivans, and big Dodge and Chrysler cars.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Fortunately for American autoworkers and engineers, none of those seem to duplicate the Peugeot line. However, the electrification programs in both Michigan and Italy may well suffer some losses, because Peugeot is far ahead of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) in hybrids\u2014despite the fine PHEV Pacifica\u2014and in battery-electric cars.<\/p>\n While Peugeot generally makes cars that are larger than Fiats, and the two companies almost seem to have been created to merge together, one can see definite savings in powertrain, as well; and the Fiat line has been pared down quite a bit in recent years already. Indeed, this purchase may help Fiat, which recently dropped the Punto, by allowing its reintroduction on PSA\u2019s newer Common Modular Platform (CMP). However, given that both Fiat and Peugeot specialize in small engines, there may be some pink slips handed out in Italy. Or in France. It\u2019s hard to say. Regardless, Peugeot\u2019s largest gasoline engine is well under 2 liters, so the GME, Pentastar, and Hemi should be safe for a while. The GSE is brand new and may coexist with the Peugeot series, or fight it out for a while.<\/p>\n