meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Viewsroom

Viewsroom: A new game of carmaker matchmaker

Viewsroom

Reuters

News

4.458 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Fiat Chrysler spurned Peugeot by offering to merge with France’s Renault, which is itself joined to Nissan. How will the pairings play out, and what does it mean for the automotive sector? Plus: Why fossil-fuel giants like BP are painting themselves a pale shade of green. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Something unexpected has arrived in Happy Meal. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Hello Kitty and friends are teaming up for the ultimate collab.

0:08.0

Joining your little ones on a fun-fueled adventure. Some fun, some food, it's all inside this happy meal.

0:16.0

Until the 2nd of February from 11am includes one pre-selected book or toy whilst it's last.

0:20.0

This Breaking Views podcast is sponsored by Refinerative.

0:24.0

The views expressed on this podcast are those of the participants, not of Roiders' News.

0:33.7

Welcome to the Views Room, the podcast of Reuters Breaking Views. I'm Liam Proud,

0:38.1

a columnist in London. This week, we'll be talking about climate change and shareholder votes at

0:43.5

big energy companies like BP. But first, the big news of the week. Carmaker Fiat Kreisler,

0:49.9

controlled by the Italian Agnelli family, on Monday submitted a merger proposal to its French

0:55.0

state-owned rival Renault, which is itself locked in an uneasy partnership with Japan's

1:00.3

Nissan.

1:01.5

Rob Cox hosted this chat, where Lisa Juker and I play carmaker matchmaker and weigh up what

1:07.1

all this means for the auto industry.

1:10.3

All right, one of the biggest deals in the auto industry has blown up this week, and in the next

1:16.0

week or so, we're going to have a really clear indication of where it's going.

1:19.9

That is, of course, Fiat Chrysler, in its proposal for a 50-50 merger with Renault.

1:25.7

Liam, proud, you are here in London. You've been covering this

1:29.2

story. I've got Lisa, you're in Milan. Of course, you've been covering the story all weekend last

1:34.4

weekend, an eye along with you. I mean, guys, what it, what, let's just talk about the big

1:39.8

picture. I mean, we're going to get down to the nitty-gritty, but this is, this is really the

1:43.5

first big,

1:44.5

real M&A deal that we've seen in Autoland in really a decade, right?

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Reuters, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Reuters and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.