This is a similar decision to that made by sister company Peugeot, which will not replace its 607 and instead have the upcoming 508 cover the market now served by two of its cars, the 607 and the 407.
The move is seen as a realisation that when it comes to the large car segment, it is impossible to compete against the prestige leaders, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi.
Ford and GM Europe came to the same conclusion much earlier when they didn't replace respectively their Scorpio and Omega.
