Ngemuva kweminyaka engu-88 ididiyelwe kwisikhondlakhondla senkampani yaseMelika iGeneral Motors, i-Opel izoba nendlela ecacile yesiFulentshi, njengengxenye yeqembu lePSA. Iqembu lapho izinhlobo zePeugeot, Citröen, DS kanye neFree 2 Move sezivele zikhona (ukunikezwa kwezinsiza zokuhamba).
Lesi sivumelwano, esibiza ama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.2, senza i-PSA ibe yiqembu lesibili ngobukhulu kwezimoto zase-Europe, ilandela iVolkswagen Group, ngesabelo sika-17.7%. Manje njengoba kunezinhlobo eziyisithupha, isamba sezimoto ezithengiswa yiGrupo PSA kulindeleke ukuthi sikhule cishe ngamayunithi ayizigidi eziyi-1.2.
Ku-PSA, kufanele ilethe izinzuzo ezinkulu emnothweni wesilinganiso nama-synergies ekuthengeni, ekukhiqizeni, ekucwaningeni nasekuthuthukisweni. Ikakhulukazi ekuthuthukisweni kwezimoto ezizimele kanye nesizukulwane esisha sama-powertrains, lapho izindleko zingancishiswa ngenani elikhulu kakhulu lezimoto.
Iholwa nguCarlos Tavares, i-PSA inethemba lokuzuza ukonga ngonyaka wama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.7 ngo-2026. Ingxenye ebalulekile yaleso samba kufanele ifinyelelwe ngo-2020. Lolu hlelo lubandakanya ukuhlela kabusha i-Opel ngendlela efanayo naleyo eyenze ngayo ku-PSA.
Siyakhumbula ukuthi uCarlos Tavares, lapho ethatha izintambo phezulu kwe-PSA, wathola inkampani onqenqemeni lokuqothuka, okwalandelwa ukuhlenga isimo kanye nokudayisa ingxenye ku-Dongfeng. Njengamanje, ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwakhe, i-PSA inenzuzo futhi ithola inzuzo yerekhodi. Ngokufanayo, i-PSA ilindele ukuthi i-Opel/Vauxhall izuze imajini yokusebenza engu-2% ngo-2020 kanye no-6% ngo-2026, kanti inzuzo yokusebenza izokhiqizwa ngasekuqaleni kuka-2020.
Inselele engaba nzima. I-Opel iqongelele ukulahlekelwa kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu leminyaka efinyelela cishe kuma-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-20. Ukwehliswa kwezindleko okuzayo kungasho izinqumo ezinzima njengokuvalwa kwezitshalo nokudilizwa. Ngokutholwa kwe-Opel, i-PSA Group manje isinezingxenye zokukhiqiza ezingama-28 ezisabalele emazweni ayisishiyagalolunye ase-Europe.
Umpetha waseYurophu - dala umpetha waseYurophu
Manje njengoba uhlobo lwaseJalimane luyingxenye yephothifoliyo yeqembu, uCarlos Tavares uhlose ukwakha iqembu elingumpetha waseYurophu. Phakathi kwezindleko zokusika nokuhlanganisa izindleko zentuthuko, uCarlos Tavares ufuna ukuhlola ukukhanga kophawu lwesiJalimane. Enye yezinjongo wukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kweqembu emhlabeni jikelele ezimakethe ezimanqikanqika ukuthola uhlobo lwesi-French.
Amanye amathuba avulekele iPSA, ebona namathuba okwanda kwe-Opel ngale kwemingcele yezwekazi lase-Europe. Ukuyisa umkhiqizo emakethe yaseNyakatho Melika kungenye yamathuba.
Ngemuva kwesivumelwano sokuqala ngo-2012 sokuthuthukiswa okuhlangene kwamamodeli, ekugcineni sizobona imodeli yokuqala eqediwe e-Geneva. I-Opel Crossland X, eyalandela i-crossover ye-Meriva, isebenzisa okuhlukile kwe-platform ye-Citroen C3. Futhi ngo-2017, kufanele sazi i-Grandland X, i-SUV ehlobene ne-Peugeot 3008. Kusukela kulesi sivumelwano sokuqala, imoto yokuhweba elula izozalwa.
Iyaphela i-Opel kwaGM, kodwa umdondoshiya waseMelika uzoqhubeka nokusebenzisana nePSA. Kwenziwa izivumelwano zokuqhubeka nokuhlinzekwa kwezimoto ezithile ze-Australian Holden kanye ne-American Buick. I-GM kanye ne-PSA kulindeleke ukuthi ziqhubeke nokusebenzisana ekuthuthukisweni kwezinhlelo zokuqhuba ugesi, futhi okungenzeka ukuthi, i-PSA ingathola ukufinyelela kumasistimu amaseli kaphethiloli ngenxa yobudlelwano obukhona phakathi kweGM neHonda.