PSA Group will provide aid to bail out and revive a joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group that has racked up prolonged financial woes.
The French automaker, which is in the midst of merging with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said this week it will provide 50 million euros ($58.5 million) in the fourth quarter, which will be used as working capital by the partnership.
In the first quarter of 2021, it will join Dongfeng and make an additional investment to recapitalize the joint venture, PSA added, without revealing the planned investment.
From 2020 to 2037, PSA said it will also provide up to 100 million yuan ($14.7 million) each year to help the partnership with marketing, brand-building and a dealership network expansion.
PSA and Dongfeng established the joint venture, Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen, in the central China city of Wuhan in 1992 to produce and market passenger vehicles under the Peugeot and Citroen brands.
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