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| Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with Renault | Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with Renault |
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| Fiat Chrysler has made a "transformative" merger proposal for French carmaker Renault, the Italian firm said on Monday. | Fiat Chrysler has made a "transformative" merger proposal for French carmaker Renault, the Italian firm said on Monday. |
| The combined business would be 50% owned by Fiat shareholders and 50% by Renault stockholders. | The combined business would be 50% owned by Fiat shareholders and 50% by Renault stockholders. |
| The carmaker said the tie-up would create a global automotive leader, with 8.7 million vehicle sales. | The carmaker said the tie-up would create a global automotive leader, with 8.7 million vehicle sales. |
| Carmakers have faced pressure to consolidate amid major industry shifts, including towards electric vehicles. | Carmakers have faced pressure to consolidate amid major industry shifts, including towards electric vehicles. |
| In a statement, Fiat said the planned merger would create a "world leader in the rapidly changing automotive industry with a strong position in transforming technologies, including electrification and autonomous driving". | In a statement, Fiat said the planned merger would create a "world leader in the rapidly changing automotive industry with a strong position in transforming technologies, including electrification and autonomous driving". |
| No plant closures would be caused as a result of the tie-up, the carmaker said. | No plant closures would be caused as a result of the tie-up, the carmaker said. |
| Fiat said that if the firms' 2018 financial results were totted up, the combined company's annual revenues would be nearly €170bn (£149.6bn; $190.5bn), with operating profit of more than €10bn and net profit of more than €8bn. | |
| Industry shifts toward electric models, along with stricter emissions standards and the development of new technologies for autonomous vehicles, have put increasing pressure on carmakers to consolidate. | Industry shifts toward electric models, along with stricter emissions standards and the development of new technologies for autonomous vehicles, have put increasing pressure on carmakers to consolidate. |