After more than 200 years in control of the company that still bears its name, the Peugeot family appears willing to cede control of PSA Peugeot Citroen in a bid to attract a white knight to rescue the fast-failing French automaker. And with several potential partners, including Chinese carmaker Dongfeng, showing a notable lack of interest, Peugeot CEO Philippe Varin is now sounding out General Motors, according to several reports from Europe.