Peugeot

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Hands-On Tech - Peugeot 3008

2 March 2018

Sixth in our Hands-On-Tech (HOT) reporting series, we take a look at the Peugeot 3008’s i-Cockpit technology. Taking you through the top-spec connectivity features offered by manufacturers in detail, we look to benchmark the connectivity functionality based on various test criteria. Having won European Car of the Year 2017, the Peugeot 3008 set a high expectation. Where technology was concerned, however, it offers more style than substance.

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ANALYSIS - Peugeot 308 SW and GTI

17 November 2017

Has the long-awaited recovery of the Peugeot brand finally begun? Even if things remain terrible in China with a year-to-date collapse of 30 per cent in a rising market, October was a good month for the brand across Europe. The 3008 and 5008 are major factors in the improvement but so too is the updated 308 range.

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ANALYSIS - Peugeot seeks segment leadership with new 5008

6 October 2017

ACEA is yet to release Europe-wide sales data for September but Groupe PSA has been having a trying 2017 in terms of volume. This, it insists, is due to pulling back from low-margin business. That being the case, the new, upscale 5008 should help matters.

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ANALYSIS - How EMP2 is key to Peugeot 3008 SUV

15 May 2017

Production of vehicles which share Groupe PSA's EMP2 architecture is on the rise, with one of the more successful being the Peugeot 3008. Even if its sales can't match those of the Nissan Qashqai and VW Tiguan in Europe, this C segment SUV is greatly aiding Peugeot's mission to lift both image and margins.

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INTERVIEW: PSA Peugeot Citroen CEO Carlos Tavares says recovery is on track

30 September 2015

PSA Peugeot Citroen chief executive has a considerable challenge on his hands to forge a successful place in the global market for the company and its three brands - Peugeot, Citroen and DS. He tells Ray Hutton how 'Back in the Race' is bringing results.

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INTERVIEW: Peugeot CEO Maxim Picat (Part 2)

10 October 2014

In the second and final part of an interview with Maxim Picat, the head of Peugeot explains why the brand cannot launch a low-cost model, and details plans for new energy cars.

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INTERVIEW: Peugeot CEO Maxim Picat (Part 1)

10 October 2014

Can Peugeot become a near-premium brand, in time? CEO Maxim Picat believes it can. Here, he discusses progress on future vehicles and powertrains, and challenges the suggestion that rivals for Dacia and Renault's Logan and Sandero are needed.

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Q&A with Mentor Graphics

18 September 2014

Mentor Graphics is a major supplier of software tools that help engineers design electronic systems and components. Headquartered in Oregon, US, Mentor generates annual revenues of some US$1bn. Its tools are involved in the design of almost every electronic gadget you can think of. To find out about its automotive business, Matthew Beecham spoke to Martin O’Brien, General Manager, Integrated Electrical Systems Division Mentor Graphics.

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PSA appoints new senior vice president, ASEAN

13 April 2018

Laurence Noel has been appointed senior vice president, ASEAN and chief executive officer of the NAM joint venture in Malaysia, effective 1st May 2018. She will report to Carlos Gomes, executive vice president, China and Southeast Asia. Laurence Noel joined...

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Xiangyang plant rolls off 100,000th Peugeot-Citroen 1.2THP engine

9 April 2018

Peugeot-Citroen’s 100,000th 1.2THP export-oriented engine came off the production line out of Xiangyang plant, indicating that batch export business of Peugeot-Citroen’s powertrains steps into a new phase, which will compose a new chapter for...

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PSA to make more vans at UK plant

4 April 2018

Groupe PSA is to raise manufacturing capacity and add the production of Peugeot- and Citroen-badged panel vans at Vauxhall's Luton, UK, plant in a move that will shore up confidence in post-Brexit prospects for the UK's automotive manufacturing sector. 

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Updated C4 Lounge kicks off Citroen Brazil turnaround

27 March 2018

Parent company difficulties often have repercussions for overseas subsidiaries, and the PSA Group (Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Opel/Vauxhall) is no exception. The Brazilian market crisis of 2014-2016 worsened the situation of the two French brands by losing a higher percentage of market share than the average of other players here.

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Groupe PSA/NDC to assemble SKD Opel/Peugeot vehicles in Namibia

12 March 2018

Groupe PSA and the Namibian government have signed an investment agreement facilitating the joint-venture agreement between Groupe PSA and Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) to assemble SKD Opel and Peugeot vehicles in Walvis Bay.

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2018 GENEVA SHOW - World premieres list

7 March 2018

Vehicles which made their global debuts at the Geneva motor show are named below.

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PSA releases first Euro 6d-TEMP test results

6 March 2018

Groupe PSA said it had adapted a new CO2 measurement protocol to measure pollutants (NOX and particles) and has released the first results for five Peugeot, Citroen and DS vehicles that comply with the Euro 6d-TEMP standard.

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PSA posts 2017 profit up 11.5% to EUR1.93bn

1 March 2018

PSA has reported full-year 2017 net income up 11.5% to EUR1.93bn (US$2.4bn), while Group revenue increased 21% to EUR65.2bn.

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PSA Retail appoints new head

1 March 2018

Anne Abboud is appointed senior vice president, PSA Retail, effective 1 April 2018. She succeeds Xavier Duchemin appointed Europe sales director for Opel and Vauxhall on 1 March 2018. She will report to Jean-Philippe Imparato, chief executive officer of...

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PSA and NAZA plan ASEAN assembly plant in Malaysia

26 February 2018

PSA Group and Malaysia's Naza Corporation Holdings announced the signing of a share sale agreement and a joint venture agreement, officially establishing shared operation of the Naza Automotive Manufacturing (NAM) plant in Gurun, Kedah, as the first manufacturing hub in ASEAN for the French group.

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China recalls for Honda, Mercedes and Peugeot-Citroen

16 February 2018

Honda Motor announced a major recall in China, thought to eventually involve around 350,000 vehicles, following a flood of customer complaints over the last month concerning cold climate engine issues.

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Groupe PSA LCV sales up 13% in Latin America in 2017

5 February 2018

Groupe PSA broke its own sales record in Latin America in 2017, the first year that the offensive of the Push to Pass Plan was staged on the LCV market. A total of 44,000 units were sold during the period, up 13% on 2016. The 2017 launches boosted the...

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PSA to create third Portugal production team in April

19 January 2018

PSA is to create a third production team at its Portuguese plant in Mangualde in April this year and hire nearly 225 people at the facility by May.

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Peugeot 5008 gets Borbet Y wheel

18 January 2018

Who comes along that elegant and individual like the Peugeot 5008 needs an appearance par excellence. Voilá - with the Borbet Y wheel in "crystal silver" and "titan matt" a perfect fitting wheel with German operating license...

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PSA records global 2017 sales up 15% to 3.6m vehicles

16 January 2018

PSA has posted 2017 global sales up 15.4% to 3,632,300 vehicles, representing the fourth consecutive year of increases.

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Groupe PSA worldwide sales up 15.4% in 2017

16 January 2018

Peugeot brand sold nearly 600,000 SUVs in 2017 worldwide and ranks second in the SUV European market with a strong expansion of nearly 60%. With 259,300 Peugeot 3008 SUVs sold globally in 2017, the Peugeot brand enjoyed sustained demand for the model, which...

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PSA names Albéric Chopelin as SVP chief sales and marketing officer

11 January 2018

PSA has appointed Albéric Chopelin SVP chief sales and marketing officer, effective 1 February, reporting to managing board chairman, Carlos Tavares.

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PSA to create fourth Selvenord production team

8 January 2018

PSA is to introduce a fourth production team and hire nearly 600 people at its Hordain plant in Selvenord, France, by May this year.

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PSA/OV purchasing integration to account for 30% synergies

15 December 2017

PSA has unveiled a new unit bring together Peugeot/Citroën/DS (PCD) and Opel/Vauxhall (OV) Purchasing and Supplier Quality Organisations.

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Major Morocco OEM/supplier deal to create 11,500 new jobs

12 December 2017

Morocco has inked a huge raft of automotive deals with international OEMS and suppliers worth around US$1.5bn and creating more than 11,500 jobs.

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Groupe PSA planning secret SC21 car for India

8 December 2017

A business daily says Groupe PSA is planning to build a B segment car at its Indian JV in 2020.

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PSA Retail France appoints new director

4 December 2017

Bruno Poher, 38, has been appointed director of PSA Retail France, effective 1 January 2018. He will replace Hervé Krux, who has been promoted to director of Peugeot Belgium Luxembourg, effective the same date. Bruno Poher will report directly to Xavier...

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PSA to start Citroen Jumpy and Peugeot Expert production in Kaluga

28 November 2017

Groupe PSA will start production of Peugeot Expert and Citroen Jumpy models at the PCMA Rus plant in Kaluga from the first quarter of next year.

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Opel in for big changes - paper

6 November 2017

Opel, now under PSA control, will gradually move all its vehicles to its new parent's technology, reduce its model range, concentrate on high margin segments and eye new markets abandoned or not considered by previous owner General Motors, the Frankfurter Allgemeine said on Monday.

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Iranian car output up 22% in five months

19 September 2017

Fresh data on Iranian car production showed a 21.8% growth during the first five months of the current fiscal year that started in March, a local report said.

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French regulators find 'suspect' software in PSA vehicles - reports

8 September 2017

A French investigation into alleged emissions cheating by PSA Group found suspect software had been used on almost 2m Citroen and Peugeot vehicles, news reports said.

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New Peugeot 3008 score five ANCAP stars

8 August 2017

The new Peugeot 3008 enters the popular small SUV segment with a 5 star ANCAP safety rating following good results in physical testing and the presence of an advanced speed assistance system. "The Peugeot 3008 performed well in testing with high scores...

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Peugeot adds new members to its supervisory board

26 July 2017

Following the transfer of Peugeot shares from the Agence des Participations de l’Etat (APE) to Bpifrance and a reorganisation of responsibilities within Dongfeng Motors Group (DFG), Bpifrance and DFG have proposed new members and advisers to the...

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PSA Iran "huge success" as global H1 sales rise 2.3%

13 July 2017

PSA has recorded first half worldwide sales up 2.3% and although Europe and China remain challenging, the automaker has declared its nascent Iran operations a "huge success."

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PSA appoints its new sales and marketing head for Middle East and Africa

4 July 2017

Samir Cherfan is appointed senior vice president Sales and Marketing for Middle East and Africa at PSA Group effective 1 July 2017. This new role has been created to support the achievement of the strategic plan Push to Pass in the Middle East and Africa...