The French company that owns Peugeot and Citroen has struck a 2.2bn euro (£1.9bn) deal to buy General Motors' European unit, including Vauxhall.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39175740
Theresa May is facing calls to guarantee that Brexit will not harm the operations of Vauxhall after PSA, the French owner of Peugeot and Citroën, announced a deal to buy the British car manufacturer.
https://www.theguardian.com/bu…our-peugeot-psa-nissan-uk
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Well, this will all work out well....
Just as we go into negotiations with the EU, we have have given the French and Germans a nice little battering ram to use against us. Sometimes timing IS everything.