"The group will include 14 brands: Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram and Vauxhall." (Thank you, Google)
It's quite fun to speculate on which brands will survive. Even using the common platforms as they have been, there are still extra costs that could be saved with fewer brands, each with its own USP. Such as;
Fiat - 500 for city chi-chi; some form of Panda as a Dacia rival.
Peugeot / Citroen - I think both have their following in France and will become more distinctive and different, but still sell.
DS - I've never seen the point of this brand.
Alfa and Lancia - one or the other, not both.
Maserati and Abarth - I should think these will depend on whether they can make money.
Jeep and RAM - enough following in the USA I'm sure, but possibly not Chrysler. I don't know about Dodge - do they sell lots of SUVs?
And Vauxhall / Opel - I can't think of any model that can do anything that the equivalent Peugeot can't.
Hopefully someone with more knowledge of the industry can come along and correct me if I'm wrong.
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