Does Carlos Tavares read Francuskie.pl? Truth meets April Fool’s joke

Sometimes even the strangest events come true faster than we can imagine.

On April 1, we published an April Fool’s article about the acquisition of the Citroën brand by the Chinese. A wide-ranging, serious and analytical article by Krzysztof Gregorczyk, editor-in-chief of Francuskie.pl, became the most popular that month. Many people read it, and echoes of the joke can still be felt today in the comments of other people who are sure that this is what happened. Internet charms.

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However, not even two weeks have passed since April 1 and our news is repeated by Carlos Tavares, who, on the occasion of the Alfa Romeo Milano show, revealed that the Chinese came to him last year with a proposal to buy one of the Stellantis brand. The joke turned out to be true in its own way and one would think that Tavares, who likes to read about himself in the media, also reads Francuskie.pl and looks for inspiration here.

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This is not impossible at all – we know that we are read (with the help of online translators) by many people in France, including the Stellantis trade union, which reposts our material regularly. Our material has also been quoted by French, Italian and German media.

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In the international world, it is not difficult to imagine the purchase of one brand or another by companies with large financial resources, but I think I would prefer Citroën to remain Citroën and Peugeot to remain Peugeot of European origin. And I hope it stays that way, under even better leadership than Tavares.