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How the Peugeot Family Saved Their Car Empire From a Near-Fatal Crisis
In 2014, PSA Peugeot Citroën was hours from bankruptcy. The Peugeot family, which had controlled the company since 1810, saw its stake diluted to nearly nothing in a government-backed rescue. Yet within a decade, the family engineered a stunning turnaround — acquiring Opel, merging with Fiat Chrysler to form Stellantis, and reclaiming board influence. This episode unpacks how the Peugeots used a combination of state intervention, strategic CEO hiring (Carlos Tavares), and family-office discipline to avoid losing the business forever. Hosts Lucas and Luna explore the painful trade-off between…
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