New Opel and Peugeot-Citroën MPVs Coming in 2016 with Shared Platform and Engines

Since buying a 7% share in PSA PeugeotPeugeotFrance, 1882 > present120 models
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-CitroënCitroënFrance, 1919 > present94 models
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, General MotorsGMUnited States of America, 1998 > present8 models
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has not done much with the company, but the fruits of the investment may finally be coming. PSA and GM will share GM’s factory in Zaragoza, Spain, to build B-segment MPVs on an OpelOpelGermany, 1863 > present85 models
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platform.

Opel engineered the new platform, and PSA is creating the powertrains. It will be applied to Peugeot, Citroën and Opel vehicles in Europe. The cars will hit the market in late 2016.

Opel claims that the MPVs from the respective manufacturers will look quite different and be “consistent” with their brands.

GM opened the Zaragoza factory in 1982. It currently builds the CorsaOpel Corsa Gen.4 [D]Germany, 2006 > present222 versions
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and MerivaOpel Meriva Gen.2Germany, 2010 > present48 versions
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.