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Peugeot Motor Company PLC
Aldermoor Lane
Coventry, West Midlands CV3 1LT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44-247-688-4000
PSA Peugeot Citroën growth is driven by two full-line brands with international reach : Peugeot and Citroën. Each brand markets a broad range of vehicles that meets a broad range of customers.
Peugeot Motor Company is a subsidiary of PSA Peugeot Citroën, with the headquarters located in France. Peugeot S.A. is among the largest purely European car companies. Founded as a coffee mill company
in 1810, 1830 as a bicycle manufacturer, 1882 as a car manufacturer and 1898 as a motorcycle company.
Peugeot Motor Company sells a line of automobiles and light commercial vans. In 2009, Peugeot sold 1,842,000 vehicles. sales outside Western Europe totalled 727,000 units in 2009, accounting for 40%
of global sales
In 1991, Peugeot's U.S. and Canadian sales faltered and finally became uneconomical. This caused the company to cease U.S. and Canada operations after 33 years. There are currently no known
plans to return to the American market.
Key figures
- Number-one French brand worldwide by registrations.
- 14,800 employees
- Sales presence in more than 160 countries
Peugeot (Euronext: UG) is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe. Peugeot Motorcycles builds small motorcycles primarily for the French domestic market.
- Subsidiary of PSA Peugeot Citroën
- Founded 1810 as a coffee mill company
- 1830 as a bicycle manufacturer
- 1882 as a car manufacturer
- 1898 as a motorcycle company
- 1926 as a separate company
- Produced its first automobile in 1891
- Emile Peugeot applied for the lion trademark on 20 November 1858
- Headquarters, Paris
- Production output 1,739,000 (2009)
- Employees 198,210 (2010)[PSA Peugeot Citroën]
- Parent PSA Peugeot Citroën
Citroën is a major French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group. Founded in 1919 by French industrialist
André-Gustave Citroën (1878-1935), Citroën was the first mass-production car company outside the USA and pioneered the modern concept of creating a sales and services network that
complements the motor car. Within eight years Citroën had become Europe's largest car manufacturer.
- Subsidiary of PSA Peugeot Citroën
- Headquarters Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
- Production output 1,302,900 (2009)
- Employees 13,900
- Parent PSA Peugeot Citroën
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