Peugeot - French car brand owned by Peugeot Citroën. The entire range of Peugeot.
Early history
The company was founded in 1810 and initially produced coffee grinders and bicycles. In 1858, the image of a lion was chosen as the emblem of the trademark.
The first car of the company is an unreliable steam tricycle, was created by Armand Peugeot in 1889. A year later, a Panhard-Daimler gasoline engine with a three-speed gearbox was installed on it. But due to intra-family disagreements, Armand Peugeot separated from the family business and created the Société des Automobiles Peugeot in 1896.
In 1896, the first Peugeot engines appeared. The first engine was a two-cylinder, with horizontally arranged cylinders and had a power of 8 Horse power. It was installed on the back of the car, which had the name 15. Gradually, Peugeot products began to look like a modern car.
The engine moved under the front hood on the Model 48, the steering wheel appeared on the Model 36. In 1901, Peugeot showed a Bébé single-cylinder car with an engine of only 5 hp, and six years later he was already able to produce a car with a six-cylinder engine.
Years between the wars
After the war, automobile production resumed in earnest. In addition, the company's cars actively participated in races. The new Peugeot 201, produced in 1929, was very popular because of its affordable price. For the first time on this model, a modern way of naming models appeared.
In 1934, Peugeot released the 402 BL Éclipse Décapotable, the first convertible with a retractable hardtop. Soon the related Peugeot 202, Peugeot 302 were released. The production of these models, curtailed due to the war, was resumed from the middle of 1946.
After the war
In 1947, Peugeot 203 went on sale with coil spring suspension, rack and pinion steering and hydraulic brakes. The car was in record demand.
In the next decade, the Peugeot 403 appeared, subsequently sold in more than a million copies. The company began selling products in the United States in 1958, good demand in 1960, the Peugeot 404 model was used, on which the forced engine from the 403 model was installed.
Several Peugeot models were produced in Australia, starting with the 203 in 1953. These were followed by the 403, 404 and 504 models from Australian assembly, and ended with the 505 in the early 1980s.
Acquisition of Citroen and Chrysler Europe
Mid-seventies - Peugeot, with the support of the French government, acquired the bankrupt company Citroën. And in 1978, Peugeot bought the European division of Chrysler, also desperately in debt.
1980s and 1990s
In 1983, the highly successful Peugeot 205 went on sale. The car sold so well that it became the best-selling car in France and was very popular in other parts of Europe, including the UK, where sales regularly exceeded 50,000 a year by the late 1980s. The joint venture in China produced the Peugeot 504 and 505 between 1985 and 1997.
The 405 sedan was released in 1987 and was very popular car throughout Europe and continued to be in demand in Africa and Asia even after it was replaced by the 406 almost a decade later. However, the car was not a success in the USA.
2000 onwards
Minivan Peugeot Partner Tepee
In addition, the company produces a wide range commercial vehicles in the form factor of a minibus.
Cars of the French corporation Peugeot often become a reasonable choice among the proposals of the current car industry. low cost, relatively modern technologies and good appearance make the cars of this concern popular all over the world. For quite a long time, the corporation has been owned by the joint French concern Peugeot-Citroen, and also closely cooperates with Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi. In the last ten years, the joint work of the French with Ford has also become noticeable.
The Peugeot-Citroen concern is one of the most widespread enterprises in the world. Until the 1990s, there was only one country of production of Peugeot - France. To date, the corporation's factories operate on four continents, each major country has its own assembly, which helps customers save a lot on buying French vehicles.
Geography of distribution of Peugeot plants
Spreading factories around the world gives buyers of Peugeots one big plus - a reduction in cost, due to the absence of increased taxes. If cars from France were brought to Brazil in assembled form, Peugeot would cost incredible money in Latin America. The only two continents that do not have Peugeot production facilities are North America and Australia.
South America, China, Russia, some African countries, Spain and Portugal, France and Italy, as well as Turkey - in all these countries there is a production of the French concern. Often, a company cooperates with other manufacturers to set up a plant. For example, production in Russia was created jointly with Mitsubishi. The benefits of such a wide distribution for the company are as follows:
- the possibility of reducing the tax burden on the company's budget;
- national assembly is important for many countries that are building up patriotism and a good attitude towards domestic production;
- assembly in most countries is much cheaper than in France;
- assembly quality of machines is controlled by automatic technologies;
- a wide network of enterprises opens up many opportunities for international cooperation.
The presence of factories in Italy and Spain allows the company to cooperate fruitfully with Fiat and Seat. Cooperation with other manufacturers often becomes the basis for the growth of a corporation and the acquisition of a quality position in the market. For example, mutually beneficial cooperation with Mitsubishi is the basis for the appearance in the modern model line of the company big crossover Peugeot 4008.
There are other examples of interesting cooperation, which is not known to the average layman. Today, only a part of really authentic cars is present in the model line of the French corporation, a large number of models are joint developments.
Problems and prospects for the development of Peugeot
The exchange of experience and technology is becoming the basis for the development of all European and other world car manufacturers. Nevertheless, the Peugeot-Citroen Corporation in 2014-2015 is going through hard times. The company has many problems that do not allow further development to the fullest.
Among the most serious tasks and problems that have arisen in recent years, the following aspects of the corporation's work can be distinguished:
- the staff in recent years has decreased to 200,000 people (8 thousand were reduced);
- new French developments concern only the appearance of cars - technically, cars have remained in the past decade;
- a huge amount of loans for the construction of new factories plunged the company into a pool of debt;
- financial obligations to partners led to a serious crisis within the company;
- demand french cars remains high only in France;
- the corporation abandoned some models in Africa, which brought stable profits, which aggravated the financial fall.
Nevertheless, the management of the corporation is taking a lot of positive steps to save the corporation. For example, today Peugeot cooperates with six global car manufacturing corporations. In cooperation with Toyota, the French produce class A cars, and BMW has jointly developed several prototypes of excellent low-emission engines. Manual and automatic transmissions have been produced jointly with Renault from 1966 to the present day.
Such cooperation allows the company to stay afloat and get more opportunities to distribute their cars. However, in many countries the demand for Peugeot cars has been falling in recent years. The corporation is forced to raise the cost of cars, because the competition becomes more intense.
The assembly of Peugeot today is almost completely robotic, but this is only the first step towards success in the market.
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Despite the difficult financial situation, the company participates in virtually every major world automobile show, presenting prototypes of future cars. Judging by the conceptual developments, the corporation has a lot of plans. Today, work is underway on the development of SUVs and large crossovers, family cars are being designed and prototypes of class A cars for Europe are being created.
If the company has enough funds to completely update the technical arsenal of current vehicles, Peugeot has every chance to capture a serious market share and get more loyal customers. Today, Peugeot remains a fallback option for many buyers.
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The history of the famous automobile brand Peugeot originates in the already very distant 18th century. Back in 1840, the efforts of the Peugeot family launched the production of coffee grinders and grinders for pepper and salt. The first experience in the production of vehicles was the creation by Armand Peugeot in 1882 of the bicycle "Le Grand Bi".
Armand Peugeot was seriously interested in the aging of vehicles and under his leadership in 1889 Leon Serpollet built the company's first three-wheeled car, which had steam engine. In 1891, thanks to cooperation with G. Daimler, the first Peugeot car appeared with gasoline engine. In the future, starting from 1896, Peugeot cars are equipped with their own engines (the first Peugeot engine was designed by Rigulo and had a power of 8 hp) and no longer depends on the supply of Daimler units.
Actually car company was founded by Armand Peugeot in 1896 as Société Anonyme des Automobiles Peugeot. At the same time, a new factory was built, located in Audincourt, fully engaged in the production of cars.
Peugeot brand cars are produced under the lion logo, which was patented on November 20, 1858 by Emile Peugeot. From that day on, all Peugeot products are produced under the sign of a lion, which has undergone only minor changes over time.
The main stages of the development of Peugeot
Starting with the production of bicycles (1882), the Peugeot company is successfully engaged in the production of motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and, of course, cars.
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, Peugeot was actively engaged in the development and construction of cars under the guidance of the designer Ettore Bugatti. Note that by 1903 the company was already producing half of the cars produced in France. The needs of France during the First World War forced Peugeot to produce mainly military products of a wide range, up to tanks and shells.
In the period between the world wars, Peugeot continued to produce various cars with great success. Due to the high demand for their products in 1923, the level of production of Peugeot cars exceeded the mark of 10 thousand units.
Since 1931, the company's cars began to be equipped with an independent front suspension, which subsequently began to be used by other automakers. In 1935, the 402 model was presented at the Paris Motor Show, which later became very famous and gave rise to a whole series of "Sochaux streamline". On cabriolets of this model, the electric awning lifting system was used for the first time.
During the Second World War Peugeot factories were subjected to serious bombing and destruction, as a result of which the full-fledged production of cars was established only in 1949. Having quickly restored production potential, the company was able to produce its millionth car already in 1952.
Starting in 1974, Peugeot began buying shares in Citroën, which led to the creation of a joint company Peugeot Société Anonyme (PSA), which uses joint engineering technical resources, but both brands are retained. In the 70s, Peugeot also briefly controlled the sports racing brand Maserati. In 1978, Peugeot acquired Chrysler's European division and produced vehicles from the Chrysler–Simca range under the Talbot badge until 1986.
At present, the PSA Peugeot-Citroen Group is the largest private enterprise in France and occupies an honorable second place (after Volkswagen) in the production of cars in Europe. In 2012, more than 1.6 million cars were produced under the Peugeot brand, and the production volume of the entire concern exceeded 3 million units.
The history of the Peugeot brand knows many extraordinary and very interesting facts. Even at the dawn of the automotive industry, the company was at the forefront of scientific and technological progress. So already in 1892, the world's first mass-produced rubber tires were installed on Peugeot Type 4 cars. And what is it worth amazing car with a body of pure cast silver, made in 1892 by order of the Bey of Algeria.
In 1905, a machine gun was installed on the Peugeot chassis, which marked the emergence of a new class - combat vehicles.
In 1941, the designers create the Peugeot VLV, an urban light vehicle, which is essentially a three-wheeled electric cycle.
The company gave the world a lot of interesting and beautiful cars that even managed to make a good career on the silver screen. The extravagant Peugeot of Inspector Colombo, played by Peter Falk in the very popular series of the same name, was especially highlighted. And Peugeot 406 from the films of the sensational Taxi series by the famous producer Luc Besson became a real movie star.
Peugeot cars were very popular with famous and famous people. So French President Jacques Chirac preferred the solid Peugeot 607. In Russia, "Pyzhiks" registered in the garages of Alena Apina (model 406), Anton Makarsky (model 206) and other representatives of bohemia.
Thanks to advanced engineering solutions and high quality, Peugeot cars received the prize of the best European car three times - in 1969 - Peugeot 504, in 1988 - Peugeot 405, and in 2002 - Peugeot 307. And four models were included in the top three of the best European competition: 1980 - Peugeot 505, 1984 - Peugeot 205, 1996 - Peugeot 406, 1999 - Peugeot 206.
To preserve and promote its history, the SPA concern opened its own automobile museum in London's Soho quarter. It presents more than 150 car models, as well as many types of other transport technology issued over more than two centuries of the brand's history.
Peugeot brand and sport
Peugeot has always loved to make high speed cars. So the Peugeot car participated in the world's first automobile race - the Paris-Rouen run on June 22, 1894, and took second place, only ahead of the more advanced De Dion-Bouton steam train at that time. In 1912 Peugeot driven by George Boillot won the French Grand Prix in Dieppe.
More than a century later, in the 1990s, the Peugeot 406 successfully fought for the championship in the touring class, and won many race victories in France, Germany and Australia.
The 1990s went down in history with Peugeot's victories in the world championship. Of particular note are the victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans Peugeot 905 in 1992-1993, and already the diesel Peugeot 908 in 2009.
Key models of the Peugeot brand
Peugeot designers have created many models that have left a bright mark on the history of the automotive industry. Already at the beginning of the last century, the "People's" Peugeot Bebe was very popular. In 1913, Peugeot Goux saw the light - the most fast car, which developed an unprecedented speed of 187 km / h for its time.
In the 30s and 40s of the last century, the 402 and 302 models, which had an elegant design and a reliable classic design, set the automotive fashion.
In 1957, the Peugeot 404 was born, which managed to win the glory of the "eternal" car. The revolutionary design of the 404 model was created by the Pininfarina studio; for the first time in the history of the French brand, this car was applied diesel engine. The car in various modifications lasted on the assembly line until 1975, and in total more than 1.4 million copies were produced.
The small Peugeot 205, which began production in 1983, has truly become a legend in the modern automotive industry and has managed to win popular love.
Peugeot 106 set the tone in the class compact cars since 1991.
Released in 1996, it became very successful. Peugeot Partner, in just 33 months from the start of production, more than 1 million cars were produced.
Peugeot 206 model 1998 became the leader in terms of sales in the entire long history of Peugeot. In total, more than 5 million of these cars were produced.
In 2001, the Peugeot 307 appeared, which official experts recognized best car in the world in 2002.
Peugeot in Russia
In Russia, the Peugeot brand is especially popular, and affectionate vernacular name"Fawn" testifies to the universal love for her. Having appeared in our country almost one and a half hundred years ago, Peugeot is gaining new positions. Struggling for leadership since 2003, the company has been introducing models specially designed for our roads. In the same year, the Russian branch was officially established. PSA cars are among the top ten best-selling cars in Russia, and specifically, the Peugeot brand managed to achieve a 15% increase in sales in 2012.
PSA - Peugeot Citroen - headquartered in Paris, France.
The history of Peugeot as an automobile company goes back to the distant 19th century.
Peugeot Brothers and Sons is a family company engaged in the production of hardware, parts for horse carriages, and bicycles in the middle of the century before last. Armand Peugeot ignited the idea of the automotive industry after meeting the notorious Gottlieb Daimler.
1889 - The first steam-powered Peugeot saw the light of day.
In 1891 - the first Peugeot with a Daimler gasoline engine.
1895 - 72 Peugeots were produced and sold.
1896 - the foundation of the Peugeot Automobile Society.
1899 Car production grows, and Peugeot sells more than 300 copies.
At the beginning of the 20th century, an outstanding designer and engineer E. Bugatti worked in Peugeot, and the cheap Bebe Peugeot (“Baby Peugeot”) was put into production.
Bebe Peugeot Peugeot is the first company in Europe to start conveyor assembly of cars.
In 1915, after the death of Armand Peugeot, other family members continue his work. During World War I, the history of the Peugeot company continues with the production of almost all types of weapons, the company becomes the main supplier for the French army. Bellanger and De Dion-Bouton join the firm's business. The company is focusing on issuing cheap cars, designed for buyers with an average income.
Peugeot 201 1929 the company produces the most cheap car for the French market - Peugeot 201. The main models of the 30s of the XX century were: Peugeot 202, Peugeot 302 and Peugeot 402.
During the Second World War, the Peugeot company came under the control of German concern Volkswagen.
At the end of the war, the history of Peugeot as a manufacturer cars continues. Production begins in 1946 and the company produces pre-war models.
Peugeot 203 1948 - the premiere of the first post-war model Peugeot 203.
1958 - Peugeot cars are sold in the USA.
European automotive market continued to grow year by year, the Peugeot company released new product after new product. Appeared "beauty" Peugeot 504 Coupe. High competition has led the French to the need for joint development of new engines, components and assemblies - cooperation has begun with Renault and Volvo.
Peugeot 504 coupe Peugeot bought a 30% stake in 1974 French Citroen, and a year later in 1975 it completely absorbed the company. As a result, the PSA Peugeot Citroen concern is created.
In the early 1980s, PSA fell on hard times, with sales sluggish and profits falling.
1983 - the appearance of the Peugeot 205 - the car saved the auto giant from collapse, its successful sales allowed PSA to stay afloat and reorganize.
Peugeot 205 1984 Opening of a joint venture in China (Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile).
1991 - Peugeot withdraws from the North American market.
In the early 90s, the history of Peugeot continues with the release of a wide range of passenger cars: Peugeot 106, Peugeot 205, Peugeot 309, Peugeot 405, Peugeot 605, Peugeot 806.
Peugeot 405 The French concern Peugeot entered the 21st century with a confident step. The company cooperates in terms of technical development with Fiat, Ford, Renault, Toyota, BMW, Mitsubishi, GM. The production of cars of the French concern PSA is located in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, China, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and a number of other countries. In Russia, together with Mitsubishi PSA Peugeot Citroen, it produces cars at a car plant in Kaluga.
Peugeot 307 Peugeot cars have won the European Car of the Year competition three times:
1969 - Peugeot 504
1988 - Peugeot 405 model
2002 - Peugeot 307 model
Sporting success Peugeot is no less significant for the company. Sports history of the Peugeot company: participation in the WRC, 24 hours in Le Mans and of course the Paris-Dakar rally, Peugeot car reviews note that the company's cars have become winners for four years in a row, from 1987 to 1990.
Peugeot wins the Paris Dakar Rally 
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Surely, true fans of the Peugeot brand remember and know that in 2010 in Beijing, the French-Chinese brand Dongfeng Peugeot - Citroen showed the world the Peugeot 408 sedan. The car was built on the platform of its predecessor, Peugeot 308, and was originally intended for sales in Chinese and South American market. Compared to the hatchback, the car has not changed significantly. Wheelbase sedan increased to 2717 millimeters, respectively, the length of the car also became longer - 4337 mm. Not a single Russian motorist is interested in where the Peugeot 408 is assembled for sales in the domestic market. At first, this car model was produced by a factory located in Argentina and a large Chinese enterprise in the city of Wuhan.
But, due to the huge demand for cars in the Russian Federation, the management of the concern decided to open a PSMA plant near Kaluga. It was here, starting in 2012, that this car model began to be produced. The domestic enterprise is trying to produce a sedan that is most suitable for operation on Russian roads Oh. The Russian Peugeot 408 comes with engine compartment protection and a full-size spare wheel. A more powerful one is installed on a domestic-assembled sedan battery and starter. In general, the PSMA plant produces a car for our customers, taking into account operating conditions. Interestingly, even the basic equipment of the "Access" of the Russian Peugeot 408 is equipped with a full-fledged winter package, which includes heating for the driver and passenger front seat as well as heating windshield and windshield washer jets.
Sedan features
Cars with affordable prices and excellent technical characteristics are valued not only in the CIS countries, but also in Russia. To satisfy all the wishes of Russian buyers, the French concern Peugeot-Citroen created a model - 408. It is known where the Peugeot 408 is produced, now let's talk in more detail about the capabilities of this car. This car model cannot be called small, it can be safely attributed to the D-class. Due to the increase in the dimensions of the car, the inside of the sedan has become much more comfortable and spacious. Peugeot 408 dimensions are 4337 mm × 4703 mm × 1505 mm. Our compatriots fell in love with this car model very much, the owners of the car engine speak especially positively.
The Peugeot 408 sedan is equipped with a 150-horsepower turbocharged engine, with a volume of 1.6 liters. The suspension of the car is also excellent. Despite the quality of Russian roads, this nimble sedan copes with all obstacles and bumps with a bang. In addition to an engine with a power of 150 horsepower, Russian buyers can purchase a sedan with a 1.6-liter gasoline unit that produces 110 horsepower, or an engine with the same volume, but with a power of 120 hp. A turbodiesel consumes five liters of fuel per hundred kilometers, gasoline units are slightly larger - 8.2 liters. The car is offered both with a 5-speed "mechanics" and automatic transmission. The volume of the luggage compartment of the car is 560 liters.
But by folding the rear seats, you will be able to increase it. luggage compartment has its own "flavor". Where the Peugeot 408 is produced, a plastic plug for the front bumper grille is placed there. The manufacturer recommends using this part to owners in the winter. She will protect engine compartment from snow, sand, dirt. Also, it contributes to more quick warm-up engine. Since the body has a galvanized finish, the manufacturer gives a 12-year warranty against corrosion.
Advantages and disadvantages of Peugeot 408
Regarding the quality of materials and assembly, there is interesting information. As it turned out, for the assembly of the Peugeot 408 at the PSMA enterprise, they use the seats of the American company Lear, plastic and trim materials from the French company Faurecia, and the bumper for the sedan is produced by the domestic enterprise Magna. This car model, like any other, has its pros and cons. First about the good. Peugeot 408 has the largest dimensions in its segment. Also, the benefits include:
- high ground clearance
- roomy trunk
- rear wide and comfortable seat for passengers
- high level soundproofing
- wide engine range
- the opportunity to take a car loan on favorable terms
- low cost sedan
- perfectly adapted for operation in the Russian Federation.
Where the Peugeot 408 is assembled, some mistakes were made:
- long enough time to warm up the cabin
- inconvenient to open the luggage compartment
- wipers don't work well
- it takes effort to close the door
- narrow opening of the luggage compartment.
The sedan from the French manufacturer is very affordable vehicle which will suit even the most ordinary buyer. The basic version of the sedan will cost 549,000 rubles. A car with a diesel 1.6-liter unit (112 horses) costs more - 637,000 rubles. Peugeot 408 with a turbocharged 150-horsepower engine and automatic transmission is sold at a price of 746,000 rubles. Behind additional options and bells and whistles, the buyer will need to pay extra in the region of ten thousand rubles to 23,000. If you want to purchase budget car with the maximum set of options at a reasonable price, then this "Frenchman" is what you need. Specifications and the “stuffing” of this car model is much better than in competitors.