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In 2017, Peugeot became the official automobile sponsors for the Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games, in which its fleet comprising the Peugeot 408, the Peugeot 508 and the Peugeot Traveller range. [3] [4] That same year, Peugeot were also the official cars for the 2017 ASEAN Para Games. [5] [6]
Stellantis Gurun (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (formerly Naza Automotive Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, abbreviated NAM) is an automotive manufacturing subsidiary of Stellantis in Malaysia. It is headquartered in Gurun, Kedah. The company was established in 2002 and by 2003, the construction of NAM's own manufacturing plant commenced.
It includes events at circuits in Malaysia, China and Indonesia. It ran as the Asian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) between 2000-2001, and 2005-2006. The championship consists of three classes. Division 1 uses cars built to Super 2000 or BTC Touring regulations.
In the United Kingdom, Peugeot Motor Company PLC is a wholly owned United Kingdom subsidiary of PSA Peugeot Citroën that operates the Peugeot UK, Citroën UK, and DS Automobile brands. Peugeot UK's retail arm is Robins & Day which was part of Rootes Group before becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Peugeot Motor Company PLC in 1970.
The Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 was launched in February 2012, and is the world's first mass production diesel electric hybrid, which used the 6-speed automatic transmission. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] It included the only 2.0-litre DW10 diesel engine in the PSA line-up.
Peugeot was an early pioneer in motor racing, with Albert Lemaître winning the world's first motor race, the Paris–Rouen, in a 3 hp Peugeot. Five Peugeots qualified for the main event, and all finished. Lemaître finished 3 min 30 sec behind the Comte de Dion whose steam-powered car was ineligible for the official competition. [19]
The slightly smaller 305 was discontinued from the Peugeot range soon after the 405's launch, with production of the larger 505 ending a few years later. Peugeot's new range-topping model after 1989 was the larger 605. Estate sales began in May 1988, although the British market did not receive estate versions until October 1988.
Malaysia had been a British colony prior to its independence in the mid-19th century. West Malaysia was originally known as Malaya, and was governed separately from the would-be East Malaysian states of North Borneo and Sarawak. British colonisation of Malaya began in the late 18th century, and would encompass all of Malaya by the early 20th ...