
PSA is shutting its plant in Aulnay, France as part of a plan to eliminate about 11,200 jobs in the country by 2015.

PSA is shutting its plant in Aulnay, France as part of a plan to eliminate about 11,200 jobs in the country by 2015.
A split in the Peugeot family over whether to invest more money in PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has led to fears that the French automaker could have a Chinese chairman, a scenario described by business daily La Tribune as “sacrilege.”
PSA is said to be discussing a capital increase of 3 billion euros. The automaker’s Chinese partner Dongfeng Motor and the French government would each pay 1.5 billion euros for stakes of between 20 percent and 30 percent.

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is preparing a 3 billion euro ($4.1 billion) capital increase in which Chinese partner Dongfeng and the French government would take matching stakes in the carmaker, people with knowledge of the matter said.

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has offered commitments to produce at least 1 million vehicles annually in France over the next three years and keep all domestic plants open, a union official said on Wednesday.

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will continue to collaborate with Toyota in the minicar segment in Europe, PSA CEO Philippe Varin told a German car magazine, ending speculation that PSA’s tie-up with General Motors had put the cooperation at risk.