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Manufacturer Peugeot, Citroën is taking steps to return to U S.
French carmaker PSA Group announced Thursday that it takes the first step on the U S market by launching a new car sharing service Free2Move Photo.
French carmaker PSA Group starts from scratch in the United States.
No matter that the automaker once sold the Peugeot and Citroën cars in this country official announcement of the company on Thursday that it returns to the US market after a quarter-century hiatus by launching a car sharing service on the West Coast is a long game, said analyst Stephanie Brinley IHS Automotive And, she said, President Carlos Tavares PSA could be heading in all directions to the next step.
They said that haven t they want to do, she said it's been so long that they were here, they're really from scratch, but they try to come across a totally Service different.
PSA is Seizing the opportunity in the market of the U S mobility to help reestablish a presence in the U S detail The automaker Peugeot withdrew its identification plate of the U S market in 1991; Citroën left in 1974.
The company launched its car-sharing service Free2Move in Los Angeles this week in partnership with the PSA TravelCar French car sharing service to launch the program it allows owners rent their cars to others.
PSA North America said it intends to roll out the service across the US The automaker did not provide a timeline, but said he plans to expand the service mobility by integrating clean vehicles of PSA in the fleet it manages.
The company intends to develop other mobility solutions using PSA vehicles before marketing these vehicles directly in North America, the company said the car sharing program is part of push PSA Pass overall business plan, which is the PSA's transformation plan established by Tavares.
PSA has recently concluded an agreement to acquire General Motors Co.'s European division Opel, which includes Opel and Vauxhall Motors.
The expansion of the United States could make Opel vehicles in this country, something that wouldn t happen if GM still ran the brand because they are competing with domestic made Detroit automaker Peugeot and Citroen are a another possibility for exporting to the United States or PSA could deploy its high -end DS cars on the US luxury market.
PSA Group representatives could not be reached for comment Thursday.
The first stage again in the U S provisional but is very thin, said Brinley.
It is a smart way to understand how mobility will shape in the United States and enter the ground floor, she said she gets their exposure and understanding without necessarily having to get the dealer network instead, it will be a little difficult to stand out.
The mobility space has the world's attention at the moment GM, Ford Motor Co Uber, Tesla and others are in competition in this area too.
They still have the challenge to know how to get customers to understand who they are, Brinley said it was an interesting way to feel on the U S market What brand are they to be in the U S.
The car-sharing service is the first company PSA has been in the US since fully pulling it in 1991, the company, known until last year as PSA Peugeot Citroën, has been expanding for the past three years, and last year announced a branch quick scheme outside Europe.
PSA has appointed Larry Dominique, formerly of GM, Chrysler and Nissan, as senior vice president and director of PSA in North America to oversee the expansion.
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