Vauxhall and Opel have started a 100-day process to find up with a business plan for new owner PSA (Peugeot as well as Citroen) – however one suggested design already faces an uncertain future: the flagship big SUV.
The £1.9bn takeover of the two GM Europe brands was verified last week. There’s stated to be bit instant modification in daily activity, however auto reveal comprehends that plans for an ‘Insignia SUV’, commonly referred to as the Monza, have been shelved, at least for now.
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The car, which would have been the range-topper in Vauxhall’s line-up, was set to be developed on the Insignia’s platform as well as would have rivalled other huge SUVs such as the Ford Edge with remarkable styling (as our special picture showed) as well as a suitably luxurious interior.
Speaking at the 2016 Paris motor Show, Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann said: “The big SUV will be developed in Russelsheim. It makes sense since if you have the Insignia there you likewise want the SUV there.”
However PSA is now expected to freeze all GM-related projects, so the big SUV is stated by well-placed sources to have been canned.
It may yet be revived, however, as a job that sits on a PSA chassis, such as EMP2.
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