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The automotive industry is changing - some experts say that nothing will work without mergers in the future. The Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot-Citroën recently took to heart. As a result of their merger, they have become the third largest car group after sales.

There has been a wave of consolidation in the automotive industry for a few months, almost years. "We are experiencing the greatest changes in decades," said Ferdinand Dudenhöffer from the Car Center Automotive Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

A lot has happened in the past years: PSA took over Opel, BMW and Daimler cooperate in the car sharing business and Toyota seeks contact with Subaru. The two car groups Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot-Citroën (PSA), which have already emerged from large-scale mergers, recently confirmed their merger.

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot-Citroën in the fast lane
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Midday magazine from 04.12.2019
The new auto giant ranks among the top 5 largest auto manufacturers in the world. With a combined turnover of 184.4 billion euros in 2018, the new car giant even overtakes Daimler and ranks third behind the VW group and Toyota. The potential of the new cooperation can be seen when you look at the number of sub-units of the new group: eleven brands belong to the new transatlantic alliance.

The market is experiencing a concentration
The industry is currently experiencing a high level of concentration as a result of the mergers. A few groups share a lot of brands. The largest groups are the Volkswagen Group, the alliance between Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi, and the cooperation between Fiat Chrysler and PSA.

The twelve largest groups share a total of over 60 brands. But who actually belongs to whom? We give an overview. One or two surprises are guaranteed.

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