Northern, Southern Rail and Merseyrail Staff On Strike

Rail staff from three firms across England have started 24-hour strikes in a dispute over the role of guards. The RMT’s 30th strike day in its dispute with Southern over plans to make trains driver-only-operated (DOO) has spread to the north of England. Guards and drivers working for Merseyrail and Northern are taking action over … Read more

GM Set To Announce Opel/Vauxhall Sale On Monday

General Motors is set to announce a deal to sell Vauxhall and Opel to the French company that owns Peugeot and Citroen on Monday. PSA Group has scheduled a press conference with GM for Monday morning in Paris. The two companies had wanted to announce a deal before the start of the Geneva motor show … Read more

UK and Germany Raise Concerns On Deal Talks

The UK and German governments are seeking to safeguard jobs in the potential merger of the Vauxhall and Peugeot carmakers. Ministers have raised concerns after PSA Group, maker of Peugeot cars, said it was in talks to buy General Motors’ loss-making European business, Opel. Opel has thousands of workers at its plants in Germany and … Read more

Peugeot In Talks To Buy GM’s Vauxhall and Opel Business

French carmaker PSA says it is considering taking over General Motors’ (GM) European Opel business. PSA – which makes Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars – and GM already share production of SUVs and minivans. The French government holds a 14% stake in PSA, as do the Peugeot family and Chinese firm Dongfeng Motor. Any deal … Read more