That was my first thought. The Verano (Astra), Encore (Mokka), Regal (Insignia) and Cascada (Cascada) are all based on Opels. What will GM replace them with, in due time ? Newly Opel-developed vehicles ? Newly PSA-developed vehicles ? Or rebadged Chevys ?

And then my second thought : what about the vans ?

For decades, PSA and Fiat had several vans in common : the medium-sized and larger-sized ones, all made in the SEVEL factories. Meanwhile, Renault-Nissan & GM Europe had their own alliance, which resulted in the Trafic/Vivaro and Master/Movano ranges.

But the PSA-Fiat venture is winding down, with Toyota stepping in as partner in the SEVEL-Nord factory, and Fiat rejoining the Renault-GM partnership. But now, with PSA buying Opel & Vauxhall, I guess there will be a re-shuffling of the situation, with Peugeot-Citroën-Opel-Vauxhall-Toyota on one side, and a Renault-Nissan-Dacia-Fiat utility range on the other side, with Mitsubishi and Mercedes-Benz as occasional partners.

Still, I'm a bit sad with this takeover. I've never owned an Opel, but I always liked them (except in their 1998-2004 "cubist" period), and am still interested in the upcoming Insignia/Commodore/Regal sedan and wagon, even though the latter is bloody ginormous for our parking spaces. So the prospect of Opels with Peugeot "DNA" inside is a bit depressing.