exhibit 10. 1 confidential treatment requested master agreement dated as of february 29, 2012 between general motors holdings llc and peugeot s. a. master agreement dated as of february 29, 2012, between : ( 1 ) general motors holdings llc, a delaware limited liability company with headquarter at renaissance center, detroit, mi 48265, usa ( “ gmh ” ) ; ( 1 ) ( 1 ) general motors holdings llc, a delaware limited liability company with headquarter at renaissance center, detroit, mi 48265, usa ( “ gmh ” ) ; general motors holdings llc, a delaware limited liability company with headquarter at renaissance center, detroit, mi 48265, usa ( “ gmh ” ) ; and ( 2 ) peugeot s. a., a french societe anonyme with headquarter at 75 avenue de la grande armee, 75116 paris, france ( “ psa ” ). ( 2 ) ( 2 ) peugeot s. a., a french societe anonyme with headquarter at 75 avenue de la grande armee, 75116 paris, france ( “ psa ” ). peugeot s. a., a french societe anonyme with headquarter at 75 avenue de la grande armee, 75116 paris, france ( “ psa ” ). for the purposes of this master agreement ( this “ agreement ” ), each of gmh and psa and their respective successors and permitted assigns are referred to as a “ party ” and all of the parties are collectively referred to herein as the “ parties ”. whereas : ( a ) on november 10, 2011, the parties entered into a memorandum of understanding concerning the development and production of a low - cost small car for emerging markets. ( a ) ( a ) on november 10, 2011, the parties entered into a memorandum of understanding concerning the development and production of a low - cost small car for emerging markets. on november 10, 2011, the parties entered into a memorandum of understanding concerning the development and production of a low - cost small car for emerging markets. ( b ) the parties share the same strategic intent and now contemplate establishing a global and comprehensive strategic alliance with the objective to have joint access to the best platforms within the scope of the alliance ( as defined below ) at worldwide level. the alliance has the objective to share capital expenditure and r & d investments in order to generate substantial savings both in the near term