"(Fiat Chrysler boss) Sergio Marchionne is welcome every time he wants to speak to us but for us it's a little bit early now," Tavares said in an interview published on Tuesday.

"We need to finish our cure and recover our good health."

Media reports recently suggested Fiat Chrysler was talking to Peugeot and Volkswagen about a potential tie-up.

The reports were denied by Fiat and the French and German companies.

(Reporting by Valentina Za; editing by Jason Neely)

Stocks treated in this article : PEUGEOT, Volkswagen AG