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Well, it's Marchionne so when he comments on stuff like this it may as well be VW.

 

I would think Toyota or Nissan (he likes Carlos).

 

Just for fun, if two big car companies were to merge it should be BMW for the brand value and Toyota for its efficiency.

 

i hope it's not toyota. That will be disaster. Toyota has horrible brand in China. Everytime JP prime minister visit shrine, they burn toyotas on the street. It will be awful to associate Jeep with a brand like toyota.

Why cant it be Ford. Or even a chinese car maker.

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For the Ferrari discussion: there are a few companies going at it alone in the ultra-luxury space. Aston Martin, which got sold by Ford being the most comparable one to Ferrari.

 

On mergers I think that Renault-Nissan is the most probable one, for a few reasons. Marchionne supposedly said that his ideal partner was at the ACEA board meeting. Leaving out luxury players, too small ones and VW, that leaves us with the following suspects: Ford, Hyundai, GM, PSA, Renault, Toyota. Toyota and Hyundai are likely too good on their own to be considered as ideal from both sides of the deal, and Ford & GM are too similar. That leaves us with PSA and Renault which both have strengths in markets that FCA have little to no presence in, and both would need to lower their cost of capital to be able to make money in their "home markets".

 

FCA-Renault-Nissan would also become the worlds largest automaker, something Marchionne alluded to in the past. FCA would be a nice addition to Renault-Nissan both in terms of geographical footprint and product line-up, with their strengths in pickups, SUVs and luxury. They have also been through a similar history with almost going broke and turning around the ship, with a great CEO in Ghosn. Would be an interesting combination in my view.

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Marchionne: Ferrari to Be Valued More Than EU7b; Open to Deals

2015-03-12 16:22:48.196 GMT

 

 

By Tommaso Ebhardt

    (Bloomberg) -- Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says he expects Ferrari to be valued more than EU7b.

  * No Decision taken yet on size of Ferrari IPO

  * Open to deals with any competitor

  * Technically possible to combine w/GM or Ford

  * Didn’t have talks with VW

  * Not sure tie-up with Peugeot best solution

  * 1Q in line with expectations

  * Marchionne comments to reporters in Geneva

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Marchionne: Ferrari to Be Valued More Than EU7b; Open to Deals

2015-03-12 16:22:48.196 GMT

 

 

By Tommaso Ebhardt

    (Bloomberg) -- Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says he expects Ferrari to be valued more than EU7b.

  * No Decision taken yet on size of Ferrari IPO

  * Open to deals with any competitor

  * Technically possible to combine w/GM or Ford

  * Didn’t have talks with VW

  * Not sure tie-up with Peugeot best solution

  * 1Q in line with expectations

  * Marchionne comments to reporters in Geneva

 

Thanks for the heads up!

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