Peugeot is a French automotive manufacturer, part of Groupe PSA.[6]
The family business that preceded the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810,[7] and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Émile Peugeot applied for the lion trademark. Armand Peugeot built the company's first car, an unreliable steam tricycle, in collaboration with Léon Serpollet in 1889; this was followed in 1890 by an internal combustion car with a Panhard-Daimler engine.[8] Due to family discord, Armand Peugeot founded the Société des Automobiles Peugeot, in 1896.
The Peugeot company and family are originally from Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and Peugeot museum there. In February 2014, the shareholders agreed to a recapitalisation plan, in which Dongfeng Motors and the French government each bought a 14% stake in the company.[9][10][11]
Peugeot has received many international awards for its vehicles, including five European Car of the Year awards. In 2013 and 2014, Peugeot ranked the second lowest for average CO2 emissions among generalist brands in Europe, the Renault car maker group being ranked first, with 114.9g CO2/km.[12] Peugeot is known as a very reliable brand, citing how its 1950s and 1960s models are still running in Africa and Cuba in the 2010s, where Peugeot is called "the lion".[13]
Peugeot has been involved successfully in motor sport for more than a century. Peugeot Sport won the World Rally Championship five times (1985, 1986, 2000, 2001, 2002), the Dakar Rally seven times (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2016, 2017, 2018), the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (1992, 1993, 2009), the World Endurance Championship twice (1992, 1993), the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup twice (2010, 2011) surpassing Toyota and Audi and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge Championship three times. During the last year, Peugeot Sport has surpassed the record set in the ascent to Pikes Peak with the Peugeot 208 T16 driven by Sébastien Loeb.[14]
Peugeot Models
Vehicles Peugeot 208, Car of the Year in Italy and Spain
Peugeot 2008, Car of the Year in Italy
Peugeot 308, 2014 Car of the year in Europe
Peugeot 3008, 2017 Car of the year in Europe
Awards
European Car of the Year
Peugeot has produced five winners of the European Car of the Year award.
1969 – Peugeot 504 Peugeot Service Brisbane
1988 – Peugeot 405 Peugeot Service Brisbane
2002 – Peugeot 307 Peugeot Service Brisbane
2014 – Peugeot 308 Peugeot Service Brisbane
2017 – Peugeot 3008 Peugeot Service Brisbane
Four other Peugeot models got either second or third in the contest.
1980 – Peugeot 505 Peugeot Service Brisbane
1984 – Peugeot 205 Peugeot Service Brisbane
1996 – Peugeot 406 Peugeot Service Brisbane
1999 – Peugeot 206 Peugeot Service Brisbane
Semperit Irish Car of the Year award
1997 – Peugeot 406 Peugeot Service Brisbane
2010 – Peugeot 3008 Peugeot Service Brisbane
Car of the Year award in Italy Peugeot Service Brisbane
2007 – Peugeot 207[50] Peugeot Service Brisbane
2010 – Peugeot 3008[50] Peugeot Service Brisbane
2013 – Peugeot 208[50] Peugeot Service Brisbane
2014 – Peugeot 2008[50] Peugeot Service Brisbane
2015 – Peugeot 308[50] Peugeot Service Brisbane
Car of the Year award in Spain
1981 – Talbot Horizon Peugeot Service Brisbane
1985 – Peugeot 205 Peugeot Service Brisbane
1999 – Peugeot 206 Peugeot Service Brisbane
2002 – Peugeot 307 Peugeot Service Brisbane
2005 – Peugeot 407 Peugeot Service Brisbane
2006 – Peugeot 1007 Peugeot Service Brisbane
2007 – Peugeot 207 Peugeot Service Brisbane
2012 – Peugeot 508 Peugeot Service Brisbane
2013 – Peugeot 208 Peugeot Service Brisbane
Numbers
104 (1972), 106 (1991), 107 (2005), 108 (2014)
201 (1929), 202 (1938), 203 (1948), 204 (1965), 205 (1983), 206 (1998), 207 (2006), 208 (2012)
301 (1932), 302 (1936), 304 (1969), 305 (1977), 306 (1993), 307 (2001), 308 (2007), 309 (1985), 301 (2012)
401 (1934), 402 (1935), 403 (1955), 404 (1960), 405 (1987), 406 (1995), 407 (2004), 408 (2010)
504 (1968), 505 (1979), 508 (2010)
601 (1934), 604 (1975), 605 (1989), 607 (1999)
806 (1994), 807 (2002)
905, 908
1007 (2004), 2008 (2013), 3008 (2008), 4007 (2007), 4008 (2012), 5008 (2009)