Fiat pursuing Opel, Vauxhall, Saab

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Percival P. Cassidy, May 4, 2009.

  1. Percival P. Cassidy

    Percival P. Cassidy Guest

    The BBC World News this morning reported that Fiat is trying to buy GM's
    European operations -- Opel, Vauxhall and Saab.

    Does this mean that Fiat could get some GM technology that could be used
    in Chrysler vehicles to compete with GM itself in North America?

    Perce
     
    Percival P. Cassidy, May 4, 2009
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  2. Percival P. Cassidy

    Ted Mittelstaedt Guest

    It depends if the patents and suchlike are included in the sale. Automakers
    take
    out hundreds of patents for the stupidest little things. Usually in these
    kinds of
    sales the patents are cross-licensed.

    So yes, Fiat could get GM technology that could be used to compete with GM
    at
    the same time that GM gets Fiat technology that could be used to compete
    with
    Fiat.

    Ted
     
    Ted Mittelstaedt, May 5, 2009
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