The French carmaker PSA has made in the past year, thanks to Opel record levels in sales and earnings. Even Opel itself writes to many high-loss years, back in the black.

Opel last year reached an operating profit of 859 million euros, with a turnover of 18.3 billion euros. This corresponded to a margin of 4.7 per cent. The former General Motors subsidiary Opel had previously reported its British sister brand Vauxhall since 1999, there is no benefit for a full year.

From August to December 2017, there was a loss of 179 million euros. PSA with the master brands Citroën and Peugeot Opel since August 2017 in his books. Opel had laid with his rehabilitation plan, a sustainable future for the wool and “additional potential-free,” said PSA CEO Carlos Tavares.

New markets for Opel

PSA boss Carlos Tavares

the turnover of The group increased, thanks in part to the Opel, which is 18.9 percent to 74 billion euros. The net profit of the PSA grew by 40.4% to € 3.3 billion. Thus, the profit margin was 7.7 percent. The financial result “shows the ability of our group to be a profitable and recurring to achieve growth,” said PSA boss Carlos Tavares.

Opel open under the PSA, new opportunities in the market. Thus, the rüsselsheim car maker to return to Russia. PSA wanted to sell outside of Europe in the next few years, more cars, Opel in Russia, Peugeot will occur in North America and Citroën in India, shared with PSA.

Further course information, to PSA Peugeot-Citroën

Opel will be more profitable

Opel had withdrawn in 2015 – at that time still under the leadership of the US group General Motors because of a sales crisis from Russia. PSA chief financial officer Philippe de Rovira said, its international spread was important for the future of Opel. A new foreign business had to be profitable. Also, a total of Opel professional must be more profitable to belong to the best players in the automotive industry, said De Rovira.

Tavares, according to the average margin, the group’s goal of 4.5 percent in the period 2019 to 2021 is intended to include, in the future, also the less profitable business area Opel-Vauxhall, which makes the target effectively would be raised.

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source: boerse.ard.de

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