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Fiat Chrysler and PSA Choose New Name for Merged Company, and It Sounds Like a Medication

Stellantis will be the name of the new company created by merging FCA and PSA . Well give you a minute to try to process that. Were still absorbing it ourselves. FCA wasn't a great name in the first place, and took some getting used to, but at least it was easy to say. Adding PSA to thatso, FCA-PSAwould be too much alphabet soup, though, and the firms have too many large brands to smoothly integrate into the corporate name, and doing so may have caused the kids to fight over which ones the parents love most. The combined company will cover FCA's Chrysler, Dodge, Maserati, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Jeep, and Ram brands, and Peugeot, Citron, DS, Opel, and Vauxhall from the PSA side. Stellantis is rooted in the Latin verb stello meaning to brighten with stars. It draws inspiration from this new and ambitious alignment of storied automotive brands and strong company cultures that in coming together are creating one of the new leaders in the next era of mobility while at the same time preserving all the exceptional value and the value of its constituent parts. Stellantis will combine the scale of a truly global business with an exceptional breadth and depth of talent, knowhow and resource capable of providing the sustainablemobility solutions for the coming decades. The names Latin origins pay tribute to the richhistory of its founding companies while the evocation of astronomy captures the true spirit of optimism, energy, and renewal driving this industry-changing merger. That is the official statement from FCA describing the choice, and we feel more confused for having read it. --> We knew a new name was coming, as the companies began examining possibilities as soon as the merger agreement was official, and we didn't expect Chrysler or Fiat would again be appliedin fact, these are the brands we think have the greatest odds of being phased out altogether. We didn't think it would be thisweird, though, and the announcement led to an insane flurry of jokes in one of the MotorTrend Slack channels, including references to knockoff space shuttles, home-bagged juicing machines, how Stellantis is both the official earth-side transport company and official aspartame of Space Force, and how it sounds like a dollar-store skin medication requiring a long list of side-effect disclaimers. (Ask your doctor if Stellantis is right for you. Side effects may include shedding of redundant car brands, an ever-worsening case of crossoveritus for your Jeeps, and an irrational desire to install 700-plus-hp V-8s in most of your aging lineup. Oh, and now you're French.) FCA and PSA announced plans to merge in December 2019, and the deal to create the fourth-largest automaker by volume is expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2021. The post Fiat Chrysler and PSA Choose New Name for Merged Company, and It Sounds Like a Medication appeared first on MotorTrend .

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