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Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Peugeot Launches New Design Lab for External Clients

Borrowing a page from Porsche Design and the BMW Group's Designworks USA, French carmaker Peugeot has launched its own design studio with the goal of offering its expertise to external clients.

The newly formed Peugeot Design Lab is located in the PSA Design Centre but will make use of the experience and facilities of the Peugeot Design Centers in the cities of Paris (France), Shanghai (China) and Sao Paolo (Brazil).

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Artist Envisions Peugeot 301 RXH Crossover-ish Station Wagon

The recent unveiling of Peugeot's 301 budget compact sedan in advance of its world premiere at the 2012 Paris Motor Show in September had Khalil Bouguerra from Virtuel-Car pondering what a crossover variant would look like.

The result is the 301 RXH modeled after Peugeot's larger 508 RXH.

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Peugeot Overhauls its Naming Strategy, All Models to End with a '1' or an '8' From Now On

With automakers constantly adding new products to their lineups, the once easier to understand numeric naming systems have become a complicated affair.

For as long we can remember, Peugeot has been using three digits, and more recently, four digits as well, with the first number identifying the segment size, followed by a single or double '0' in the middle, and an end digit signifying the generation of the vehicle.

Peugeot's New 301 Budget Compact Saloon Revealed Ahead of Paris Debut

With its sights set mainly on emerging markets, Peugeot has introduced a new compact sedan named the 301 in advance of its world premiere at the Paris Auto Show in September.

The new 301 will be assembled in Peugeot's factory in Vigo, Spain, and will go on sale from November in Turkey and then into Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Greece, The Middle East, Gulf and African States, as well as in select Latin American markets.

The French firm says that the 301 has been designed to appeal to customers looking for an economical but modern compact saloon and that it was developed to adapt to all climates and conditions of use.

The 301 is 4,440mm long and rides on a 2,650 mm wheelbase offering a class-leading boot volume of 506 liters. Both the exterior and interior design of the saloon draw their inspiration from Peugeot's latest models such as the mid-size 508 and the 208 supermini.

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

New BMW 3-Series, Hyundai i30, Mazda CX-5 and Peugeot 208 Shine in Euro NCAP Crash Tests

The new BMW 3-Series sedan, Hyundai i30 compact hatchback, Mazda CX-5 crossover and Peugeot 208 supermini are the latest cars to be evaluated by Euro NCAP, the organization charged with crash-testing Europe's vehicles.

All four models achieved a maximum five-star rating with Euro NCAP officials pointing out that carmakers have made significant improvements in the area of pedestrian protection.

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Peugeot Introduces 408 Compact Sedan to the Russian Market

French carmaker Peugeot wants a piece of the pie in the popular family sedan segment in Russia with the launch of its locally built 408 saloon, which is already offered in several other regions around the world including China and South America.

The 408, which is a four-door sedan version of Peugeot's 308 hatchback with a 100mm longer wheelbase, goes on sale in Russia with a starting price of 549,000 rubles (US$18,000 / €14,000).

Peugeot Serves Up New Rolland Garros Special Editions of 207 and 308 CC in the UK

From May 22 to June 10, the world's best tennis players will do battle on the courts of Roland Garros. As an official sponsor of the French open, Peugeot has served up two highly-specified ‘Roland Garros’ Special Editions of its 207CC and 308CC coupe-convertibles. Read more »

Friday, 11 May 2012

GM's Opel to Build Next Citroen C5 Mid-Size Model, Says PSA Exec

New details about General Motors strategic cooperation with the PSA Citroen-Peugeot group surfaced today after Jean-Luc Perrard, head of PSA's factory in Rennes, France, told local newspaper Ouest France that Opel will build next generation of the Citroen C5, codenamed X8.

According to a report from Autonews Europe, Perrard did not say which Opel factory would manufacture Citroen's mid-size model, but there's a good chance it may be the Ruesselsheim plant that assembles the current Opel Insignia series.

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Opel Denies Report that the Next Zafira will be Developed by PSA Peugeot-Citroën

The more General Motors European division and PSA Peugeot-Citroën deepen their newly formed strategic partnership, the more rumors come out.

Earlier today, Germany's Spiegel magazine and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung business daily reported that GM decided to move development of the next Opel Zafira minivan from Germany to France. Opel's response came in quickly via a statement attributed to Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke who denied the reports.

Friday, 4 May 2012

Peugeot Hatches a Competition Version out of its New 208 Supermini

Aiming at those looking to race in the lower formulas of rally, Peugeot has introduced the first competition version of its new 208 supermini.

The new 208 R2 was developed for the popular R2 rally category and features a raft of upgrades over the regular model.

These include the driveline that combines a 1.6-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine tuned to deliver 185hp at 7,800rpm, linked to a five-speed, manual, sequential gearbox with the lever mounted on the steering column.

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Beijing Show Urban Crossover Concept is Peugeot’s Interpretation of a B-Segment SUV [Updated]

The Urban Crossover Concept is Peugeot's proposal for a global SUV in the B-segment and it was unveiled today at the Beijing Auto Show.

The French carmaker says that the world’s population is increasingly concentrating in urban areas to the point that by 2050, 5.3 billion people will be living in mega-cities. Compact cars are perfectly suited to city transport, but they have to evolve in order to cover their owners' needs both in and out of the urban environment.

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Peugeot Airs First Commercial on its New 4008 Compact Crossover

With the market launch of the new Peugeot 4008 well underway, the French carmaker released the first international commercial for its Mitsubishi Outlander Sport / ASX / RVR based crossover.

The ad takes us for a quick ride in the 4008 through a scenic forest and on picturesque roads while at the same time showing chic clothing and accessories coming to life in the form of animals.

Thursday, 5 April 2012

Ford and PSA Peugeot-Citroën End Cooperation on Larger Diesel Engines

Twelve years and more than 20 million engines after the Ford Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën began jointly developing and producing two displacement families of diesel engines (1.4-litre to 1.6-litre, and 2.0-litre and above), the two companies announced today that they would stop making the larger powerplants.

Even though most will find it hard to believe, both carmakers said that the decision had nothing to do with the recent tie up between PSA Peugeot Citroën and GM.

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

PSA Peugeot-Citroën Sells its Head Office in Paris to Raise Cash

With the economic recession deepening in Europe, things aren't getting better for PSA Peugeot Citroën, which decided to sell its Parisian headquarters to raise cash and lower its mounting debts.

The French group signed an agreement to sell the building that staffs some 2,000 people to Ivanhoe Cambridge, a subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, for €245.5 million (US$325 million).

Friday, 23 March 2012

GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen Appoint Members to New Joint Panel

The fast moving alliance created last month by General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen is wasting no time getting things into order as the two companies today announced the creation of a joint panel with five senior executives from each side (see the list below for the names).

The so-called Alliance Steering Committee will oversee all activities that are currently part of the alliance and explore other potential areas of cooperation

Friday, 16 March 2012

Peugeot Confirms UK Pricing for 508 RXH Crossover and New 508 Hybrid4 Sedan

The Peugeot brand has announced pricing and specification details for two new additions to its 508 range in Britain, the 508 RXH crossover estate and the 508 Saloon HYbrid4, both of which make use of the company's diesel-electric hybrid powertrain.

The 508 RXH starts at £33,695 and the 508 Saloon HYbrid4 at £31,450. Both models are available to order now, with the 508 RXH to go on sale in May and the 508 Saloon HYbrid4 from July 2012.

The hybrid powertrain on both models consists of a 2.0-litre HDi 163 Diesel engine powering the front wheels and a 37bhp electric motor driving the rear wheels.

Friday, 9 March 2012

European Carmakers Must Deal with the Crisis Fast or Face the Consequences

A number of European carmakers are facing the same problem: they have more facilities and employees churning out more cars than they can sell.

Automotive CEOs acknowledge the fact and understand that something needs to be done about it. Fiat’s Sergio Marchionne has often said that European carmakers must consolidate or risk going down and he is constantly trying to tie-up the Fiat-Chrysler group with another carmaker.

GM’s Dan Akerson has stated that he's fed up with losing money with Opel and Vauxhall. However, the recently formed alliance with PSA Peugeot Citroen could provide a solution to this problem.

Thursday, 15 December 2011

unrestored 27000 original mile 1937 Peuguot 402L Cabriolet Metallique Decouvrable

I love these yellow headlights

Tere's post on this car http://justacargal.blogspot.com/search/label/Peugot%20Cabriolet

Sunday, 11 December 2011

Bebe Peugeot, one more interesting and rare car I've never heard of, but found at the Mullin museum, and learned of on Wikipedia. What a great hobby!

cool radiator ornament

The original Bébé was presented at the Paris Motor Show in 1904 and stole the show as a modern and robust creation that was cheap, small, and practical.

Tiny dimensions meant that its small engine could propel it to 25 mph. Though selling price was deliberately kept as low as possible, technologies like rack and pinion steering and a driveshaft instead of a chain were included in the vehicle. Production began in Audincourt in 1905, and the car proved to be popular. Bébé sold 400 units in the first year, or 80% of Peugeot's production. It was also exported, particularly to Britain. The Type 69 was sold until 1912

The Type BP1 Bébé was a design by Ettore Bugatti, initially for the German car firm Wanderer, then also built under license by Peugeot for the French market.

Peugeot displayed it under their marque at the Paris Motor Show in 1912. Production began in 1913 following discontinuation of the Type 69. Wanderer built their car with Bugatti's own 4-speed transmission, but in order to keep production costs down for the French version, Peugeot fitted a 2-speed gearbox initially, which was then replaced by their own 3-speed.

Bébé scored some racing success among small car classes, notably at Mont Ventoux in 1913, where it won in its class. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_B%C3%A9b%C3%A9

Thursday, 7 October 2010

The first color photo of a car... I'm astonished

This photo, from 1907, was probably the first color photo of a car. It was photographed by Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud using the Autochrome Lumiar process. The Lumière brothers patented the process in 1903 and was the most used for color photographic records until the mid 30's. The car seems to be a picture of Peugeot 116.

From the archives of Nik, http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/a-primeira-foto-colorida-de-um-carro/ Nik finds the coolest stuff!

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