COMMENT: ‘Renault factor’ adds complexity to PSA’s GM van takeover

Following the take-over of General Motors’ European interests by PSA, numerous questions arise on the future product range of the merged business. A particularly knotty challenge surrounds the medium van segment, where the Vivaro range, sold under the Opel marque for mainland Europe and as Vauxhall in the UK, is currently built in a GM plant at Luton in the UK.