Archive for the ‘PSA China’ category
Peugeot 308 Sedan has world premier in Chengdu
Peugeot’s China sedan range used to be fairly ugly – we’re being blunt here, but bare with us. The 207 was easily the ugliest looking car in China when it launched, the 307 sedan was no looker either and the hastily cobbled together 408 was a minor improvement but nothing exciting but the 508 was [...]
Chengdu Auto Show reveals the Peugeot 307 Crossover
Did you read that right? The 307? Yes the 307. The 307 Crossover launched in China today on the opening day of the Chengdu Auto Show, the Chengdu Show is a critical car show in the Chinese market due to its location in Western China – the next big growth area for the Chinese car [...]
Peugeot 307 to come in cross form
What do you do when you want to sell more cars in China? You raise the suspension slightly and add layers of black plastic to the outside to give it that crossover feel – except instead of marketing it as a mini SUV, you sell it as a sports model. Confused? Well that’s just how [...]
Citroen DS5 official pictures – car to launch today
PSA are finally gearing upto take the Chinese car market seriously in 2011, with sales in their traditional market still suffering from the economic malaise that has kept consumers from buying big ticket items over the past few years, not so in China where consumers are buying cars without even test driving them. PSA are [...]
Peugeot SXC concept revealead ahead of time
One of PSA’s big models at this years Shanghai Auto Show is their Chinese designed crossover concept, this concept is the first time that PSA’s Shanghai based design team had taken on such a task and won’t be the last if they continue making products that look like this. The concept is called the SXC, [...]
Peugeot 508 spotted out testing
The soon to arrive Peugeot 508 will be the first big Peugeot to built in China since the collapse of the Guangzhou-Peugeot joint venture in the mid 90′s. Peugeot have since signed up with Dongfeng to produce their wares in the Chinese market and seem to be doing quite well with the 308 and 207 [...]
Facelift Peugeot 207 spotted out
The Peugeot 207 has been spotted testing sporting an updated front end and a revised rear, the 207 comes in both sedan and hatch form in developing markets although the sedan is non existent in European markets. The 206 was initially launched in China in 2006 and became the 207 in early 2009 and a [...]
PSA and Dongfeng to strengthen JV with expansion
PSA are eager to strengthen their market share in China and are planning to improve their multiple JV’s with Dongfeng Auto after striking a new JV with Chang’an Auto to produce MPV’s and the Citroen DS range in Guangdong province. PSA Group are planning to launch up to 12 new models in the Chinese market [...]
Chang’an to gain stake in PSA deal
From Reuters: Chinese automaker Chongqing Changan Automobile (000625.SZ) will take over from its parent a joint venture with French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA), the Shenzhen-listed company said on Thursday. China Changan Automotive Group, which controls Chongqing Changan, has pledged to inject its stake in the joint venture, together with two other local assets, [...]
PSA plans for third China plant going well
From Reuters: French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA) is on track to build a new China car plant with Dongfeng Motor Group (0489.HK), and is looking to export from China as early as 2011, its Asia chief said on Saturday. PSA Peugeot, a long-time partner of Dongfeng Motor, has been speeding up expansion in the [...]
PSA to formally land in Shenzhen on the 26th
The strategic contract between PSA and Chang’an Auto, which will see PSA move into Hafei Auto’s factory in the strategically important city of Shenzhen was signed today and will take yet another car maker into the metropolis. PSA’s entry into Guangzhou province represents one of the first smart moves that PSA have achieved in China, [...]
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