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The family business which preceded the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, 9 and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles On November 20, 1858 Emile Peugeot applied for the lion trademark Armand Peugeot built the first car of the company, a unreliable steam tricycle in collaboration with Leon Serpollet in 1889; was followed in 1890 by an internal combustion car with a Panhard 10 -Daimler engine Due to family discord, Armand Peugeot in 1896 founded the Société des Automobiles Peugeot.
The Peugeot company and family is originally from Sochaux France Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and Peugeot Museum there in February 2014, the shareholders agreed to a recapitalization plan, in which Dongfeng Motors and the French government each bought a 14 stake in the company 11 December 13.
Peugeot has received numerous international awards for its vehicles, including five European Car of the Year awards in 2013 and 2014, Peugeot has ranked the second lowest for average CO 2 emissions among volume brands in Europe, the automaker Renault group being ranked first, with 114 9g CO 2 km 14 Peugeot is known as a very reliable brand, citing how still working models 1950 and 1960 in Africa and Cuba in the 2010s, where Peugeot is called the lion 15.
Peugeot was involved in motorsport for more than a century Peugeot Sport won the World Rally Championship five times, the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup twice in 2010, 2011, surpassing Toyota and Audi, World Championship Endurance twice 1992, 1993, and the Intercontinental Rally challenge Championship three times in the last year, Peugeot Sport has surpassed the record of the ascent of Pikes Peak with the Peugeot 208 T16 driven by Sébastien Loeb and 16 got a triple victory of the Peugeot 208 GTi in its class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring race 17 in 2015, Peugeot returns to the Dakar Rally after four victories in the 1980s 18.
The Peugeot family of Valentigney Montbéliard Franche-Comté France, began in the manufacturing sector in the 19th century In 1842, they added production of coffee, pepper and salt mills 19 entry of the company on the vehicle market was by means of crinoline dresses, which used steel rods, leading to umbrella frames, saw blades, scissors, wire wheels and bikes 20 Armand Peugeot introduced her in 1882, The great Bi penny- farthing, and a range of other bicycles The car company and bike company parted ways in 1926 Peugeot bicycles, but continued to build until very recently.
Armand Peugeot became interested in early and automobile, after meeting with Gottlieb Daimler and others was convinced of its viability The first car, a steam car with three wheels Peugeot designed by Léon Serpollet was produced in 1889 only four examples were made 21 Steam power was heavy and bulky and need long time to warm-up in 1890, after meeting Daimler and Émile Levassor steam was abandoned in favor of a four-wheeled car with a motor internal combustion using gasoline built by Panhard under Daimler license the car was more sophisticated than many of his contemporaries, with a three-point suspension and transmission at 22 sliding speeds example was sold to the young Alberto Santos-Dumont who the exports to Brazil 23.
More cars followed, 29 under construction in 1892, 40 in 1894, 72 in 1895, 156 in 1898 and 300 in 1899. 21 The first models were the Peugeot model numbers became the first manufacturer to mount tires solid rubber, rather than the tire to a car engine citation needed gasoline.
Peugeot was a pioneer in motor racing, with Albert Lemaître won the world's first automobile race Paris-Rouen in a 3 hp Peugeot Peugeot Five qualified for the main event, and all finished Lemaitre finished 3 min 30 sec behind Count Dion steam car which was ineligible for the official competition 24 Three Peugeots were entered in the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, where they were beaten by Panhard's car 25 despite an average speed of 20 km h 9 December 8 mph 26 and taking the franc price 31500 26 This also marked the debut of Michelin pneumatic tires in racing, 27 also on a Peugeot; they have proved insufficiently durable 24 However, the vehicles were still very appearance of horseless carriages and were led by a tiller.
In 1896, the first Peugeot engines were built; Are they dependent Daimler Designed by Rigoulot, the first motor is an 8 hp 6 0 kilowatts horizontal double fitted at the rear of the type 15 27 He also served as the basis of a nearly exact copy produced by Rochet-Schneider 27 other improvements have followed the engine moved forward on the type 48 and soon under a cover on the front of the car, instead of hidden underneath; the steering wheel was adopted on the type 36; and they began to look more like the modern car.
Also in 1896, Armand Peugeot broke Sons of Peugeot Frères to form his own company, Société Anonyme des Automobiles Peugeot, building a new factory at Audincourt to focus entirely on cars 27 In 1899, sales reached 300; total car sales for all of France that year were 27 in 1200 the same year, Lemaitre won the Nice-Castellane-Nice Rally in a special 5850 cc 357 cu in 20 c.14 9 kilowatts race 27.
At the Paris Motor Show 1901 Peugeot debuted a small leading shaft 652 cc 40 cu in 5 c.3 7 kilowatts to a cylinder, named Baby Baby and shed its conservative image, becoming a chef style 28 After placing 19th in the Paris-Vienna rally with 1902 hp 37 kW 3 50 11 322 691 cu cc race and did not finish with two similar cars, Peugeot quit the race 28.
Peugeot added motorcycles to its range in 1903, and they were built under the Peugeot name from In 1903, Peugeot produced half of the cars built in France, and they offered the 5 hp 4 kilowatts Baby 6 5 hp 4 August kW four -seater, and an 8 hp 6 0 kW and 12 kW hp August 9 resembling contemporary Mercedes models 28.
1907 lounge showed Peugeot's first six-cylinder, and marked to join Tony Huber as engine builder 28 In 1910, Peugeot's product line included a 1149 cc 70 cu in two-cylinder and six four-cylinder, two to six liters more, a new factory opened the same year at Sochaux, which became the main plant in 1928 29.
A more famous name, Ettore Bugatti designed the new 850 cc 52 cu in four Baby cylinders 1912 28 The same year, Peugeot returned to racing with a team of three engineers pilot a typical race of the pioneer period, exemplified by Enzo Ferrari among others Jules Goux graduate of Arts and Crafts Paris, Paolo Zuccarelli formerly of Hispano-Suiza, and Georges Boillot collectively, the Charlatans, with the Swiss engineer, aged 26, Ernest Henry to make their ideas reality, the company decided carts light car racing was not enough, and we chose to try great trials touring They did it with a tour force engineering double overhead cam DOHC head July 6 liter four-cylinder 110X200 mm with four valves per cylinder 30 It proved faster than other cars of its time, and Boillot won the 1912 French grand Prix at an average of 68 110 45 mp h 2 km h, despite losing third gear and taking a pit stop 20 minutes 31 In May 1913, Goux has in Indianapolis and won an average of 92 mph 75 122 2 km h, recording speeds immediately the 93 5 mph 5 150 km h 31 making Peugeot the first car company based on non-American to win the Indianapolis motor Speedway in 1914 Boillot 3 liter L5 set a new Indy record tower 99 160 5 mph 1 km h and Duray placed second beaten by ex-Peugeot René Thomas ace in a 6235 cc 380 cu in Delage another conduit 32 by brother Boillot, André placed in 1915; similar models won in 1916 and 1919 Dario Resta Howdy Wilcox.
For the French 1913 Grand Prix with better L5 5655 cc 345 cu in engine was produced with camshafts driven by gears pioneers crankshaft and bearings dry sump lubrication ball, all that soon became standard on car race; Zuccarelli was killed during testing on public roads, 31 but Boillot easily won the event, making him and Peugeot first double winner of the race 32 for 1914 French GP, Peugeot was outclassed by Mercedes and in spite of a new innovation, brakes, four-wheel against the rear Mercedes only, Georges proved unable to match them and the car broke down 32 Surprisingly, a 1914 model turned a 103 mph 165 8 km turn h in practice at Indy in 1949, but has not managed to qualify 33 Peugeot was more fortunate in 1915, winning the French Grand Prix and Vanderbilt Cup 33.
During World War Peugeot turned largely to arms production, becoming a major manufacturer of arms and military vehicles, armored cars and bike shells.
1894 Paris-Rouen Albert Lemaître pictured left was ranked first in his Peugeot 3 hp bike manufacturer Adolphe Clément-Bayard was the front passenger.
After the war, car production resumed in earnest Racing continued as well, with Boillot entering the 1919 Targa Florio in a 2-5L 3 150 car designed for an event pre-empted by the First World War; the car has 200000 km 120000 mid on it, but Boillot won with an impressive drive the best of his career 33 Peugeots in his hands were third in 1925 Targa, first in 1922 and 1925 Coppa Florio first in 1923 and 1925 Touring for grand Prix, and first at the 1926 Spa 24 Hours 33 Peugeot presented five valves per cylinder, triple-head cam engine for the grand Prix, conceived by Marcel Gremillon who criticized the DOHC beginning, but the engine was a 33 failure .
The same year, Peugeot began 10 hp July 5 kW and 14 kW CV 10 4 for furnaces, the greatest depending on the type 153 and a valve sleeve 25 hp 19 kilowatts 6 liters six and a new cyclecar the Quadrilette 33.
During the 1920s, Peugeot expanded, in 1926 splitting the cycle pedal and engine business out of form Cycles Peugeot, the always profitable cycle division seeking to free up some automotive business more cyclical, and the management of defunct Bellanger and De Dion companies in 1927. 33 in 1928, the type 183 was introduced.
Shortly after the timely introduction of the Peugeot 201 the Great Depression hit all the French automakers Peugeot's sales have collapsed, but the company survived 34.
New in 1929 was the Peugeot 201 the cheapest car on the French market, 33 and the first to use the later mark Peugeot and recorded as such three digits with a central zero 201 would get independent front suspension in 1931, 35 Few afterwards the depression hit; Peugeot sales decreased but the company survived the Peugeot system using three-digit names with a central 0 was introduced in 1929. The first figure has always meant the size of the car and the last digit indicated the generation vehicle.
In 1933, an attempted revival of fortune, the company unveiled a new range of stylish aerodynamically In 1934 Peugeot introduced the 402 BL Eclipse Convertible the first convertible with a retractable hardtop 36 37 38 an idea followed later by Ford Skyliner in the 1950s and revived in the modern era by the Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder in 1995. More recently, many manufacturers have offered retractable hardtops, including Peugeot itself with the 206 cc.
Three models of the 1930s were the Peugeot 202 Peugeot 302 and Peugeot 402 These cars had curvaceous body, with sloping rear headlight grille bars, evidently inspired by the Chrysler Airflow 36 39 On 2 1 liter 39 402 entered production in 1935 and was produced until the end of 1941, despite the occupation of France by the Nazis in 1936, the new Airflow-inspired 302 that lasted until 1938 and a large model to base 402, designed by Andrean, presented a vertical fin and bumper, the first top mounted taillight 39-level input 202 was built in series from 1938 to 1942, and about 20 other examples were constructed from existing in February 1945 202 supplies stocks lifted Peugeot's sales in 1939 to 52,796, just behind Citroën 40 regular production began again in mid-1946 and lasted into 1949.
In 1946, 40 now restart car production with the 202, providing 14,000 copies 39 In 1947 Peugeot introduced the Peugeot 203 with coil springs, rack and pinion steering, and hydraulic brakes 40 203 new sales records Peugeot, remaining in production until 1960 39.
Peugeot took over Chenard-Walcker in 1950, having previously been necessary to acquire a majority stake in Hotchkiss in 1942 40 A popular model introduced in 1955 was the Peugeot 403 With a 1 5-liter engine, it sold one million copies by the end of its run in 1962, including the famous producing a cabriolet convertible driven by TV detective Columbo.
The company began selling cars in the US in 1958 and in 1960 introduced the Peugeot 404, which used a 1618 cc 99 cu in engine, tilted 45 404 proved rugged enough to win the East African Safari Rally in four the six years between 1963 and 1968.
More models followed, many designed by Pininfarina, as one of the 504 most distinctive models of Peugeot Like many European manufacturers, collaboration with other firms increased; Peugeot worked with Renault from 1966 and Volvo 1972.
Several Peugeot models were assembled in Australia, starting with 203 in 1953. This was followed 41 403, 404 and 504 models with Australian assembly ending with the 505 in the early 1980s 41.
In 1974 Peugeot bought 30 share of Citroën, and took over completely in 1975 after the French government gave large sums of money to the new Citroën company was in financial trouble because it developed too many new models radicals for his financial resources Some of them, notably the Citroën SM and motor Wankel proven risk other unprofitable increased locomotor, the Citroën CX and Citroën GS for example, proved a great success on the market.
The joint parent company became the PSA Peugeot Société Anonyme group, which aimed to keep separate identities for both Peugeot and Citroën while sharing engineering and technical resources Peugeot thus briefly control the Italian brand Maserati, but eliminated in May 1975.
then the group took over the European division of Chrysler that were formerly Rootes and Simca in 1978 as the US automaker struggled to survive Soon the whole Chrysler Simca range was sold under the Talbot brand relaunched to production cars Talbot mark set aside in 1987 and on commercial vehicles in 1992 42.
In 1983, Peugeot launched the successful Peugeot 205 supermini, which is largely credited for turning the fortunes of the company around 205 was consistently the best selling car in France, and was also very popular in other parts of Europe, including Britain, where sales regularly top 50,000 by year end 1980 He won plaudits for its style, ride and handling He remained on sale in many markets until 1998 overlapping with the introduction of the 106 in 1991, and cease production at the launch of the 206, which also proved hugely popular across Europe 43.
As part of the joint Guangzhou Automobile Peugeot Company business GPAC, the Peugeot 504 and 505 were built in China from 1985 to 1997.
In 1987, the company dropped the Talbot brand for passenger cars when it ceased production of the Simca Horizon based, Alpine and Solara models and Talbot Samba supermini that was based on the Peugeot 104 What was to be called Talbot Arizona became the Peugeot 309 with the former Rootes factory in Ryton and Simca plant in Poissy being returned to producers joining Peugeot in Ryton was significant because it marked the first time Peugeots would be built in Great Britain was the first 309 Peugeot badged tailgate of his size, and sold well on the successor of Europe 309, the 306, was also built at Ryton.
The 405 sedan was launched in 1987 to compete with the likes of the Ford Sierra and was voted European Car of the Year This, too, was a very popular car throughout Europe, and continued to be available in Africa and Asia after being replaced by 406 nearly a decade later, the production of the 405 in Europe was divided between Britain and France, although its 406 successor has been produced in France 106, the entry level model of Peugeot 1991 has also been produced only in France.
The Talbot name survived for a little longer on commercial vehicles until 1992 before being discarded completely known by other European automakers volume, Peugeot's US and Canadian sales faltered and, finally became unprofitable, as the design Peugeot 505 years for a time, distribution in the Canadian market was handled by Chrysler Several ideas to turn around sales in the US, as including the Peugeot 205 in its lineup, were considered but not pursued in the early 1990s, the newly introduced 405 proved uncompetitive with domestic and import models in the same market segment, and sold less than 1,000 units in total sales dropped to 4261 units in 1990 and 2240 to July 1991, which caused the company to cease operations in the United States and Canada after 33 years.
In 1997, only six years after shooting both US and Canadian markets, Peugeot returned to Mexico after an absence of 36 years, according Accord models Free Trade Chile Mexico Peugeot 1992 this can not be bought or imported United States of Mexico.
On 18 April 2006, PSA Peugeot Citroën announced the closure of the Ryton factory in Coventry England This announcement resulted in the loss of 2,300 jobs and approximately 5,000 jobs in the supply chain The plant produced its Peugeot 206 last December 12, 2006 and finally closed in January 2007.
Peugeot is far from its ambitious target of selling 4 million units annually by the end of the decade in 2008, sales remained below the 2 million mark in mid-2009, adverse market and industry conditions were accused of declines in sales and operating losses Christian Streiff was replaced by CEO Philippe Varin and CEO Jean-Pierre Ploué design was transferred from his post at Citroen in 2009, Peugeot returned to the Canadian market with the scooter brand only.
Peugeot still plans on developing new models to compete in segments where it currently does not deliver a competitive Collin said the French carmaker has participated in 72 market segments in 2007, but he wanted to get that figure up 90 Despite the sports car racing program Peugeot, the company is not ready to build a pure sports car that most hardcore sports coupe RC Z It is also pursuing government funding to develop a diesel hybrid powertrain that could be the key to its expansion.
In 2010, Peugeot planned on pursuing new markets, mainly in China, Russia and South America in 2011, he decided to return to India after 14 years with a new plant in Sanand Gujarat 44.
Peugeot re-registered in the Philippines in 2012 after a brief presence in 2005 with the distribution by the 45 Group Alvarez.
In March 2012, General Motors bought July 1 Peugeot shares for 320 million euros as part of cooperation to achieve economies through the development of procurement and common products in December 2013, GM sold its entire Peugeot participation, taking a loss of about 70 million euros 46.
In October 2013, Peugeot closed its production plant in Aulnay-sous-Bois in the context of a restructuring plan to reduce overcapacity facing a shrinking domestic market 47 In December 2013, Chinese investors were rumored to potential investors 48 in February 2014, the Peugeot family agreed to give up control of the company by reducing its stake from 25 to 14 as part of the agreement, Dongfeng Motors and the French Government have each been buying stakes in 14 society, creating three partners have equal voting rights 11 December 13 the board was to be composed of six independent members, two representatives of each Dongfeng, the French state and the Peugeot family, and two employee representatives and employee shareholders 49 the French government estimated that the agreement does not require approval by Brussels that the competition rules EU do not count public investment in a company on the same terms as the private investor state aid 50 The acquisition by Dongfe ng developed already a budding relationship with Peugeot pair at the time were jointly operates three mills of China's car manufacturing, with a production capacity of 750,000 vehicles per year in July 2014, the joint venture, Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen revealed that they were building a fourth plant in China in Chengdu in Sichuan province, targeting production of 300,000 sport utility vehicles and multi-purpose one year, beginning at the end of 2016 51 January 2015, giant Indian multinational Mahindra & Mahindra automotive has acquired a major stake of 51 Peugeot Motorcycles for price of 28 million euros 52.
Peugeot was involved in motorsport from the earliest days and between five cars for the Paris-Rouen Trials in 1894 with one of them, driven by Lemaitre, finishing second These tests are generally regarded as the first sports competition automotive participation in various events continued until the First World war, but in 1912, Peugeot made its most notable contribution to the history of motor racing when one of their cars, driven by Georges Boillot won the grand french Price Dieppe This revolutionary car was powered by a linear motor 4 designed by Ernest Henry under the direction of technically skilled racing drivers Paul Zuccarelli and Georges Boillot design was very influential for racing engines as it has for the first DOHC four valves per cylinder, providing high engine speeds, a change Radical previous racing engines which relied on large displacement for power in 1913, Peugeots of similar design to the 1912 large car Price won the French Grand Prix at Amiens and the Indianapolis 500 When one of the Peugeot racers remained in the United STATES during World War II and the parts could not be acquired from France for the 1914 season, owner Bob Burman had repaired in the shop of Harry Miller by a young mechanic named Fred Offenhauser Their familiarity with the Peugeot engine was the base of the famous Miller racing engine, which later developed into the Offenhauser.
Peugeot 405 Turbo 16, 1989 and 1990 winner of the Dakar Rally, with Ari Vatanen.
Peugeot Sport is one of the most successful winning rally with Citroën Racing WRC winner eight times, winning five times the World Rally Championship title Manufacturer of 1985-1986, 2000-2002, four times the Dakar Rally 1987- 1990 three times the European Championship Rally 2002-2003 2008, three times the Intercontinental Rally Challenge 2007-2009.
Peugeot East Africa n importers had an impressive record in rallying in the 1960s; Nick Nowicki and Paddy Cliff won the East African Safari in 1963 with an entry Marshall-s 404 sedan in 1966 and 1967, Tanganyika Motors Tanzania entered the victory 404 injection sedan, driven by the late Bert and Chris Shanlkand Rothwell They would have won again in 1968, but then in the second place, their engine blew and eventually Nick Nowicki and Paddy Cliff upheld the honor of winning the Peugeot Peugeot rally also won the Safari rally in 1975 Andersson in a 504 injection sedan and 1978 Nicolas in a 504 Coupe V6, both cars being entered in the factory team.
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16, 1985 and 1986 winner of the World Rally Championship.
Peugeot has also been more successful in international rally especially in the World Rally Championship with turbocharged versions four-wheel of the Peugeot 205 and more recently the Peugeot 206 in 1981, Jean Todt former co-driver for Hannu Mikkola Timo Mäkinen and Guy Fréquelin, among others, was asked by Jean Boillot, the head of Automobiles Peugeot, to create a competition department for PSA Peugeot Citroen 60 Peugeot Talbot Sport earnings determined in Bois de Boulogne near Paris 61 has debuted its group B 205 Turbo 16 at the 1984 tour de Corse in May and took its first world rally win that same year at Lakes rally in August 1000, in the hands of Ari Vatanen 62 Excluding an endurance rally where Peugeot not participating, Vatanen went on win five world rallies a row.
The domination of Peugeot continued in the 1985 season despite a near-fatal accident Vatanen in Argentina in the middle of the season, his teammate and compatriot Timo Salonen led Peugeot to its first drivers and world champion titles manufacturers, well before Audi and Audi Sport Quattro in the title in 1986 season young replacement Vatanen Juha Kankkunen beat Lancia Markku Alén to drivers and Peugeot took its second manufacturers title in front Lancia after FIA banning cars from group B for 1987 in May after fatal crash Henri Toivonen, Todt was outraged and even pursued, unsuccessfully, a lawsuit against the federation and 60 Peugeot set to rally raids with the Peugeot 205 and 405 has won four consecutive times from 1987 to 1990 Dakar Rally ; three times with Vatanen and once with Kankkunen In 2015, Peugeot again participated in the Dakar Rally with a newly built buggy for the Paris-Dakar 2016, Peugeot presented a new team drivers including 9-time WRC champion Sébastien Loeb and 12 times Dakar winner Stéphane Peterhansel who managed to win the 2016 edition the team of the Peugeot factory in DKR Peugeot 2008.
Peugeot 206 WRC winner of the World Rally Championship from 2000 to 2002.
In 1999, Peugeot returned to the World Championship Rally with the 206 WRC car was immediately competitive against such opposition as the Subaru Impreza WRC Ford Focus WRC and Marcus Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Grönholm gave the car its first victory in the Rally Sweden 2000 and Peugeot won the title manufacturers in their first full year since the return, and Grönholm the drivers' title in his first full WRC season after successfully defending but closely their title manufacturers in 2001, Peugeot Sport dominated the season 2002 taking eight wins in the hands of Grönholm and Gilles Panizzi Grönholm also took the drivers' title for the 2004 season Peugeot retired the 206 WRC in favor of the new 307 WRC 307 WRC did not match its predecessor in success, but Grönholm took three wins with the car, one in 2004 and two in 2005. PSA Peugeot Citroën Peugeot withdrew WRC after the 2005 season, while Citroën took a sabbatical in 2006 and returned for Meanwhile next season, Gronholm departed Peugeot when they left at the end of 2005, fellow young partner Mikko Hirvonen at Ford.
In 2009 and 2011, Peugeot has won the V8 Stock Car championship with Cacá Bueno Luciano Burti.
The Peugeot 306 GTi has won the prestigious Spa 24 hours endurance race in 1999 and 2000.
Peugeot has been successfully run in the Asian Touring Car Series winning the 2000, 2001 and 2002 championships with the Peugeot 306 GTi.
Peugeot has been racing successfully in the Stock Car Brasil series since 2007 and won the 2008, 2009, 2011 and championships.
Peugeot has won five times the Danish Touringcar Championship both -Winner Peugeot 306 in 1999, 2000 and 2001- and the winning Peugeot 307 in 2002 and 2003.
Throughout the mid 1990s, the Peugeot 406 sedan called a sedan in some car championships country played on tour around the world, enjoying success in France, Germany and Australia, but did not win a single race in the British Touring car Championship despite a number of podium finishes under the command of 1992 British Touring car Champion Tim Harvey in Gran Turismo 2406 Description saloon career summarizes the race as a competitive touring car which raced throughout Europe.
British cars were first prepared by Peugeot Sport; a team of factory Peugeot UK in Coventry under the leadership of director Mick Linford team in 1996, with total sponsorship Peugeot Sport was however not a complete professional racing team similar to those of the competition, now including Williams, Prodrive and Schnitzer TWR; be like it was run from workshops in the factory Peugeot, largely by factory employees 1992-1996, running from 1992 to 1995 405 Mi16 Peugeot therefore contracted the development of motor sport MSD; which has developed and run the Honda Accord in the 1995-1996 BTCC to build run the 406 for 1997-1998, when they wore green design and the distinctive golden flame in deference to new Esso sponsor.
Initially, 406 of the lack of success was attributed to suspension problems In 1998, the 406 seems did not have enough power to compete with the front runners Nissan Primeras and Honda Accord; mentioned during a particularly strong showing from Harvey's 406 at the Oulton Park BTCC meeting 1998, while the commentator motorsport Charlie Cox said that some people say that 406 is down on power you are kidding during the first BTCC meeting at Silverstone that year, Cox mentions that re-designed the car 406 touring MSD from the ground however, it was widely reported in publications such as the magazine super Touring now defunct it was the aerodynamic package developed mainly longer, faster tracks in Germany and France that led to its success there, but hindered the 406 on slower, winding trails of the UK.
In 2001, Peugeot entered three BTC-T Peugeot 406 Coupes in the British Touring Car Championship to compete with the dominant Vauxhall Astra cuts Unfortunately, the 406 coupe was at the end of its life cycle of products and has not been competitive despite some promise at the end of the year, especially when Steve Soper led a race to suffer engine failure in the closing laps of the Peugeot 406 coupes were retired at the end of the following year and replaced by new Peugeot 307, non-competitive in 2003 parallel to BTC C-406 s; two works supported by 306 GTIS also ran in the production of class CS-P by Simon Harrison and Roger Moen, with Harrison emerging class champion.
In the 1990s, the company participated in the endurance race with the world championship sports car and the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the 905 sports car The team was created in Velizy-Villacoublay France 64 After teething problems with reliability and aerodynamics of the 905 managed in the world sportscar championship winning eight of 14 races throughout the 1991 and 1992 seasons and winning the team and driver titles in 1992. Peugeot also won Le Mans 24 Hours in 1992 and 1993.
Peugeot returned to racing and Le Mans in 2007 with the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP diesel-powered the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours Stéphane Sarrazin pole position, but the 908 proved unreliable and ceded victory to Audi In 2008, Sarrazin obtained a new pole position but Audi prevailed once again for the 2009 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs finished first and second overall, led by drivers Marc Gene David Brabham and Alexander Wurz.
After Ari Vatanen and Bobby Unser late 1980s, won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Peugeot Sport and Sébastien Loeb have decided to combine their respective strengths and go for performance Ari Vatanen has won several awards with dance films Climb Grand Prix film Chamonix 1990 Gold Award at the International film Festival in Houston, Silver Screen Video US industrial film Festival in Chicago, 1990 Special jury Award at the International film Festival adventure in Val d'Isere 65.
In April 2013, a 208 T16 has been tested by Sébastien Loeb Mont Ventoux 66 Loosely based on the shape and design of the production 208, the T16 is a light vehicle 875 kg 1929 lb using the rear wing of the Peugeot 908 and 3 has a 2 liter twin-turbo V6 engine developing 875 hP 652 kilowatts; PS 887 in order to compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb June 30, 2013 saw this car demolish permanent record of Pikes Peak by over a minute and a half, with a total time of 8 878 13 67.
The company has also been involved in providing engines to Formula One teams, including McLaren in 1994 in Jordan for 1995 1996 and 1997 seasons and Prost for 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons The manufacturer did not score wins, and their F1 interests were sold to Asiatech at the end of the 2000 season.
Peugeot bikes are also produced from 1882 in Beaulieu, France with ten Tour de France wins between 1903 and 1983, followed by motorcycles and cars in 1889 late 1980s Peugeot sold the North American rights to the name of the bike Peugeot in ProCycle, a Canadian company that also sold bicycles under the CCM and Velo Sport names 70 European rights were briefly sold Cycleurope SA back to Peugeot in the 1990s 71.
Peugeot flagship dealers named Peugeot Avenue on the Champs-Elysees in Paris and Berlin The Berlin showroom is larger than Paris, but both feature regularly changing mini-exhibitions display production and concept both cars also feature a small Peugeot Boutique, and they are popular places for Peugeot fans to visit Peugeot Avenue Berlin also features a café, the Café de France Peugeot Avenue closed in Berlin in 2009.
French Peugeot car, French, Peugeot World Rally Championship.