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Peugeot SA plans to sign its $50 billion merger deal with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles this year despite allegations that a former Fiat chief executive officer was implicated in bribery, Reuters reported, citing an unidentified person with direct knowledge of the matter.
Talks between Peugeot-manufacturer PSA and Fiat are concentrated on the merger and a memorandum of understanding is scheduled to be signed in December, according to the report.
Fiat Chairman John Elkann has rejected allegations by General Motors that late CEO Sergio Marchionne played a role in a years-long corruption scheme that’s already landed car executives in jail.