PSA chief to meet May about takeover of Opel, Vauxhall
The group also plans to have direct talks with union representatives in Germany and Britain on the deal
London
THE chief executive of Peugeot manufacturer PSA Group will meet British Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss his firm's planned acquisition of General Motors' (GM's) Opel and Vauxhall operations, a government spokesman said on Saturday.
Both Britain and Germany fear PSA will cut jobs if the takeover goes ahead, and British politicians are particularly concerned that the country's looming departure from the European Union does not damage its resurgent auto industry.
Earlier on Saturday, the Financial Times reported that British business minister Greg Clark had offered PSA similar guarantees on EU access and supply chains to those he gave to …
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