Peugeot history
Discover the fascinating history of Peugeot with our calendar below, the unveiling of our first motor vehicle to the launch of our revolutionary concept ground vehicles Take a look at the legacy of Peugeot and know where it all began .
Jean-Pierre Peugeot, born in 1734, is known as the father and founder of Peugeot During his life he made many inroads into the industry, first with a weaving business, a dry cleaners, a mill oil and grain mill.
In 1810, Jean-Pierre son of two, Jean-Pierre and Jean-Frédéric II, founded Peugeot Frères They transformed old mill in their father grains in a steel foundry and turned their engineering expertise to a broad range of products steel, doing everything from coffee grinders and saws springs, umbrella frames and bikes.
The lion symbol appeared in 1847 when the Peugeot family produced steel products The lion's image was used to represent the strength and sharpness of products symbolized by the jagged and sharp teeth of the lion In 1858, the logo was registered as Peugeot 1948, the iconic logo began appearing on the cover of Peugeot cars in the same year, the model 203 was presented to the public.
Throughout the years, the lion logo has evolved In 1998 the lion symbol had an addition of tabs to show the power and social equilibrium of society; before the logo was the head of a lion In addition, the color blue background was presented to the company's brand image to symbolize nature vanguard of society.
Armand Peugeot, grand-son of Jean-Pierre, who was fascinated by anything mechanical, led the company in its quest to produce his first motor vehicle in 1889, following a consultation with the specialist steam Léon Serpollet he managed the vehicle was Serpollet -Peugeot a steam engine powered three-wheeler.
The following year, Armand had abandoned steam in favor of petrol and had built the first vehicle, driven petrol four-wheel Peugeot Type 2 quadricycle with a Daimler engine.
Partnering with other industry experts is something Peugeot continued to do over the years, leading to collaborations with the likes of Ford and BMW, and the development of some unique engines.
In 1929, Peugeot unveiled its first mass-produced car 201 This was the first Peugeot to use the now iconic three-digit numbering system with a zero in the middle, and scored small business Peugeot's transition to the mass producer The PSA Group is today one of the ten largest car manufacturers in the world in terms of unit sales.
The 201 proved to be a resounding success and was the catalyst for the first Peugeot range, the 301 launch in 1932, and 401 and 601 in 1934. This numbering tradition continues today, with the range of new vehicles Peugeot including several descendants of 201 208, the 308 and the 508.
Since the first bicycle Peugeot, the penny-farthing Grand Bi in 1882, Peugeot has continued to develop bikes with style and versatility throughout the years In 1953, the theme two-wheel was developed with the creation of Peugeot s first scooter, the S55.
He was responsible for many innovations over the decades, including the 80cc SX SC, the first scooter with plastic body in 1982, the electric scooter pioneering the Scoot Elec in 1995 and the first scooter with ABS brakes the Elystar in 2002, among others.
Peugeot Scooters is the oldest manufacturer of motorized two wheels in the world and is still going strong today.
The Peugeot's interest in Cut-market mass and convertibles was triggered in 1934 by the success of the Eclipse 401 and 601 These two models presented a retractable metal roof designed by automotive designer and hero of the French Resistance, Georges Paulin.
But it was in 1962 that the coupe-cabriolet Peugeot tradition really took off with the launch of the beautiful 404 Cabriolet, designed by Pininfarina.
This icon of the 60s is still the favorite collection and was a precursor worthy of some of the latest elegant Coupés Peugeot, such as the 308 CC and the stunning RCZ.
Peugeot has gained 38 2 from Citroën in 1974, it was then increased to 89 95 in 1976, which then created the PSA Peugeot Citroën Peugeot Société Anonyme Group in 2009, Citroen DS first created which was considered a mark DS premium as has been abbreviated different spirit or special series that would follow his classic car name is also a pun, as in French, it is pronounced like the word goddess, meaning goddess.
Since 2015 and since 2012 in China, Citroën was abandoned models in the DS line and DS continued as an independent brand.
In 2016, PSA Peugeot Citroën was renamed and became known as the PSA Group.
I n 1977 Peugeot won his tenth Tour de France with Bernard Thévenet in the saddle in 1904. It wins record remains unbeaten to this day around Thevenet confirmed instead of Peugeot in the cycling hall of fame, which been reserved by Louis Trousselier with his first legendary tour de France victory for Peugeot.
In honor of the best racing motorcycles resulting from those pioneering days, lending bikes Peugeot launched its Legend range in 2011, which offers modernized versions winning bikes of the Tour de France.
Peugeot still has bicycles at the heart of its plans to travel environmentally friendly, and while bikes such as the E-bike with electric assistance and the new urban Allure can take inspiration from the past, they are most definitely the future.
In 1983, Peugeot launched the now ubiquitous 205, followed in 1984 by the beloved 205 GTi The arrival of the 205 marked the beginning of Peugeot's history of success in the small car market, and the version of the rally the 205 Turbo 16, won two titles in the World Rally Championship in 1985 and 1986.
More than 5 million Peugeot 205S were built before being replaced in 1998 by the Peugeot 206, which broke the record with more than 6 5 million models built.
Then, the Peugeot 207, launched in 2006, became the best selling car in Europe was followed by the 208, which launched in 2012 and is currently one of the most sold models of Peugeot.
In 1999, the world became aware of the magnitude of the environmental problems we face and that the automotive industry needed to be done huge change is more important than ever to think innovatively and to exploit the knowledge industry technique in an effort to reduce CO2 from cars worldwide.
Peugeot entered this field with the world's first 607 equipped with an HDi engine with diesel particulate filter know that FAP FAP in France 9 99 automatically removes soot particles emitted by diesel engines and has been extended to a large number of Peugeot HDi engines in the nineties early noughties.
In 1999, Peugeot launched its carbon sink project in Brazil, in collaboration with the National Service of French forests NFB The purpose of this operation was to fight against the greenhouse effect with the planting of trees on a large scale in the project lungs of the world's great success with 2 million trees replanted and approximately 111,000 net tons of CO2 sequestered.
Peugeot continues to invent other ways to reduce CO2 emissions and reduce fuel consumption today by launching our own range of high-performance engines - gasoline and diesel engines PureTech BlueHDi.
In 2009, Peugeot has marked the history of motorsport, coming in both first and second place in the endurance race lasts, Le Mans 24 Hours with the 908 HDi FAP and in November 2011, the 908 HDi FAP a Diva another double winner at the ILMC endurance Championship in Zhuhai, China.
PeugeotSport continues to make history in the world of motor sport, but it is also engaged in other fields of athletic success.
This includes the French sponsorship of the Open 14, being the official partner of the Lancôme Trophy until 2003, and even launching his own golf tournament, the Peugeot RCZ Cup.
More recently, PeugeotSport engineers worked closely with Peugeot to build no less than three car production - the RCZ R now retired, the 208 GTi Peugeot Sport and the 308 GTi 270 Peugeot all sports that combine with improved sports the usual Peugeot falir PeugeotSport style and performance.
In 2010, to mark the bicentenary of the Peugeot brand, the emblematic Peugeot lion changed to reflect a new era Peugeot designers have created a simple dynamic logo with a new position and a new sense of movement.
Peugeot also celebrated with several futuristic launches First, there was the unveiling of the concept car fully electric EX1, which is already set to break several world records for acceleration from standstill Then came up range RCZ coupé, announced as a design icon thanks to its unusual roof double bubble finally, the electric car 100, the Peugeot iOn arrived on the scene of the city.
Of all the car companies still in production, Peugeot is one of the few where the descendants of the founding shareholders and remain in leadership positions.
The dynamism and innovation generated by the Peugeot family still throughout the company over two centuries Although synonymous with being a car manufacturer, Peugeot still produces a range of non-automotive products, including saws chisels, mills and mills salt and pepper.
However, Peugeot continues to be at the forefront of the state of design and revolutionary technology automotive art that led the brand to be an iconic carmaker globally recognized Peugeot continues to innovate, offering the latest innovations and technologies such as Peugeot i-cockpit Park Assist, Grip control and carplay and just unveiled another first - order online by Peugeot - in early 2017.
With new concepts and plans for the 21st century, Peugeot are set to continue their adventure.
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