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How deal was done over dinner on outskirts of Paris after months of negotiations
Result comes a day after carmaker announced intention to merge with Peugeot owner PSA
Tie-up would create world’s fourth-biggest carmaker by sales
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PSA and its rival set to announce terms to create one of world’s biggest carmakers
Mooted takeover has better chance of success than most in the car industry
Deal could create a carmaker worth more than $47bn
French group has recovered in recent years by making cars people want
Ford and PSA plants running at fraction of potential output due to falling sales
Carmaker lines up alternative Astra factory in Europe in case of Brexit hit to profitability
Ellesmere Port boost from PSA ‘conditional on final terms’ of EU exit
French carmaker returns to country after 2 decades as part of push beyond Europe
John Elkann, scion of Italy’s Agnelli family, signals openness to mergers
Consolidation tops agenda at Geneva motor show as companies prepare for electric age
French carmaker engineers return to the US market
French owner PSA looks to push into new markets in effort to increase sales outside Europe
Singapore’s PSA accuses Maersk and DP World of trying to hinder its growth in Mumbai
Carmaker discusses switch of up to 2,000 to new group Segula Technologies
PSA acquired lossmaking Anglo-German carmaker from General Motors last year
PSA acquired lossmaking Anglo-German unit from General Motors last year
So far, chief is steering well amid car industry’s twists and turns
Carmaker’s figures helped by acquisition of Opel-Vauxhall and launch of SUV models
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