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Peugeot's origins as an automaker were in the Franche-Comté region, to the west of Belfort and Alsace, and a short distance to the north of the Swiss frontier. The Sochaux plant, opened for the manufacture of trucks in 1912, was therefore located in a region where the Peugeot family was already a significant industrial force, though the town of Sochaux itself had till that point ...
Peugeot (UK: / ˈ p ɜː ʒ oʊ / ⓘ, US: / p (j) uː ˈ ʒ oʊ / ⓘ, French: ⓘ) is a French automobile brand owned by Stellantis. [3] [4] [5]The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was established in 1810, [6] making it the oldest car company in the world. [7]
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 Aulnay plant has hit the headlines many times over the years, often in connection with industrial unrest. Nevertheless, in 2003 it produced its six millionth car, and in 2003 production peaked at 447,575 vehicles produced by approximately 5,000 employees. [2] (The figure did not include sub-contractors or temporary/agency workers.)
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Production of the Peugeot 308 was initially shared with the nearby Sochaux plant. 90,000 of the cars have been produced at Mulhouse: but Since April 2012 Sochaux has become the sole production facility for the 308 in France. [3] The most recent Peugeot model produced at Mulhouse is the 208 of which production in France is shared with the Poissy ...
Lion-Peugeot: Type 163: Type 160: 1913 1913 6-Cylinder, 7-Litre possibly preceded by Peugeot Type 156 [citation needed] Quadrilette (Type 161) 1921 1922 Peugeot Bébé (Type 69 and Type BP1) Peugeot 5CV (Type 172 BC) Type 163: 1921 1924 Type 159: Peugeot 301 (1932–36) Type 172 (Quadrilette (Type 172) and 5CV series) 1923 1929 Type 163: Type 173
The second production line was revived in the summer of 1998, with the commencement of production of the 206, and the 206 was the only car produced at the plant, after the end of production of the 306 in 2001. The 206 was most successful Peugeot model to be produced at Ryton.