Opel-the future: PSA boss Carlos Tavares in an Interview Opel needs to have its own DNA

Carlos Tavares is a man of clear words. Also in the Interview with AUTO NEWSPAPER, the PSA chief took no sheet before the mouth, and gave an insight into the Situation of Opel, the future of diesel fuel and E-Mobilität.

Mr Tavares, what do you expect from the new Peugeot 508, presented on the Geneva motor show, prä?He is radically different than the pre - änger, much more sporty in Design. The Segment in Germany is hard umkäwanting – if you're just "me too" you have no Chance. Therefore the car needs to have character. We expect to have more market shares than in the past – particularly in France and China, but also in Germany.

Since the &Quot;acquisition of Opel has now passed some of the time. The ambitious renovation targets in order to make Opel profitable?Yes, it remains. In the year 2020, Opel will be profitable. Now we see very positive developments, because there is no doubt that the Opel employees want the Turnaround. In Rüsselsheim are you tired of making losses. You möwant to again be proud of Opel, Michael Lohscheller (Opel CEO) does a good Job.

The cost of production of Opel should be twice as expensive as in PSA. Köcan you give us the erklären?If you über decades, it is ngt the pressure on the productivity and the product’t erhöht, outgoing calls—. Europe is an open market, a lot of cars come from Billiglohnl—change, the pressure on prices is so high. On the other hand, there are strong regulations and safety requirements, as well as to the reduction of emissions – and you should leave the inflation rate is not an außhe is Eight. All of this drückt on the output, and the margins are melting away. To counteract this, one must improve the productivity—of each year to fünf percent. This is not the case of Opel for many years in a sufficient Maß happened.

How to erklären to yourself?It has been thought in the case of GM and Opel's obvious that you can with the Verkäcompensate the Top-Line (Insignia) check. But you can compensate for no efficiency deficit.

So what is it that you are in a targeted ver change?We have already begun to improve the cost structures and focus on the development of –berzeuge cars – with the use of many identical components, common platforms, and optimal utilization of the works. Based on this, a Top of the Line, with the you reap the recognition and the reward. And that is exactly what we have done with Peugeot, Citroën DS.

Some Opel Fans füfear that the brand "franzöä" kömight …well, of course we use common platforms – but the other manufacturers do also. I möchte, that the Opel-Team exprückt, what it is ühlt, through its brand fü, and I write nothing. At the end of Opel must be the German brand with excellent cars that stand out from the Peugeot, Citroën-and DS - models-clear. The Team is totally free – but one thing must be clear: Opel must have a clear positioning and DNA. The H—dealers in all of Europe. Positioning and Händler training will have to be completed by the end of 2018.

The Astra is still on a GM platform – you will bring the construction, verküshorten and früher as planned, the new Astra on a PSA platform?We work with a high speed to reduce the emissions of the Opel-engines, because we want to limit CO2 emissions up to 2020, the erfüllen. The Astra remains on his GM architecture.

What is the electric strategy?With Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) we will start in the coming year. We have two Multi-Energy platforms, thanks to which we can be on the same Band, two different drives, install the kö. We are also in the Mix of the Stückzahlen flexible. But I'm Worried bezüglich of the infrastructure. Here’s biggest building most of europäLänder in much faster supply. The customer only can buy electric cars, if he feels safe fü, the car, at any time, to charge to kö. News Opel-sale to Peugeot PSA: sales figures a break  No further layoffs at Opel

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