Opel Ampera & Chevrolet Volt Forum Benelux

According to the German press, General Motors will not yield patents developed around the Ampera-e, European cousin of the Chevrolet Bolt, and would require the French automotive group paying royalties that could impact its price. Another constraint: the builder will not be able to sell the Ampera-e in certain markets where the American manufacturer is already present. The German newspaper Spiegel cites in particular the United States, Russia and China.

In this respect, it is difficult to predict a great future for Ampera-e in this new group. PSA is also working on its own electrical platform. Called ECMP, it is positioned on segments similar to that of Ampera-e. In the long term, the French car group PSA could thus choose to extend this platform to Opel models, contenting itself with retaining the Ampera-e as a transition model. A way to override the royalties and constraints imposed by GM and to accelerate the synergies between its different brands. These synergies, which will go well beyond the electric car, are expected to represent 1.7 billion euros per year. Expected by 2026, they should start to materialize by 2020.

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