PARIS, 30 octobre (Reuters) - France is closely monitoring
merger discussions between French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen
PEUP.PA and Fiat Chrysler FCHA.MI , with special attention
given to governance matters, a French financy ministry source
told Reuters on Wednesday.
France wants to ensure state bank BPIFrance's interests are
preserved in PSA, and will urge the new group to commit to a
pan-European battery consortium, the source added.
Fiat Chrysler and PSA said earlier they were in talks over a
potential tie-up that could create a $50 billion giant better
placed to tackle a host of costly technological and regulatory
challenges facing the global auto industry.
(Reporting by Gwenaelle Barzic; Writing by Benoit Van
Overstraeten; Editing by Dominique Vidalon)