PeugeotFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor the article about the bicycle manufacturer, see
Peugeot (bicycles).Peugeot
TypePublic companyIndustry
AutomotiveFounded1810 as a coffee mill company1830 as a bicycle manufacturer1882 as a car manufacturer1898 as a motorcycle company1926 as a separate companyHeadquartersLegal and Top level Administrative: Ave de la Grande Armée, Paris
[1]Operational:
Sochaux, FranceKey people
Philippe Varin (CEO), Jean-Pierre Ploue (Head Design)ProductsAutomobilesProduction output1,739,000
[2] (2009)Employees198,210 (2010) PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN
[3]ParentPSA Peugeot Citroën (Peugeot S.A.)
[4]Website
Peugeot.comPeugeot is a major French car brand, part of
PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.
[5]The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured
coffee mills and
bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion trademark. The company produced its first automobile in 1891.[
citation needed] Due to family discord, Armand Peugeot in 1896 founded the Société des Automobiles Peugeot. The Peugeot company and family is originally from
Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and
Peugeot Museum there. It also sponsors the
Sochaux football club, founded in 1928 by a member of the Peugeot family.The name is pronounced
[pøˈʒo] in French, and is frequently pronounced
/ˈpɝːʒoʊ/ (
pur-zhoh) in
British English.Contents [
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1 History1.1 Early history1.2 Inter-war years1.3 Post World War II1.4 Takeover of Citroën and Chrysler Europe1.5 1980s and 1990s1.6 2000s to present2 Vehicles2.1 Numbers2.2 Others2.3 Electric and hybrid vehicles2.4 Concept cars2.5 Motorcycles2.6 Bicycles3 Motorsport3.1 Early3.2 Rallying3.3 Touring car racing3.4 Sports car racing3.5 Formula One4 Marketing4.1 Peugeot Avenue4.2 European Car of the Year5 See also6 References7 External links[
edit]History[
edit]Early historyThe Peugeot family of
Valentigney, Montbéliard,
Franche-Comté, France, began in the manufacturing business in the 18th century. In 1842, they added production of coffee, pepper, and salt grinders.
[6]The company's entry into the vehicle market was by means of
crinoline dresses, which used steel rods, leading to
umbrella frames, saw blades, wire wheels, and ultimately bicycles.
[7] Armand Peugeot introduced his "Le Grand Bi"
penny-farthing in 1882, along with a range of other bicycles. Peugeot bicycles continued to be built until very recently, although the car company and bike company parted ways in 1926.Armand Peugeot became interested in the automobile early on and, after meeting with
Gottlieb Daimler and others, was convinced of its viability. The first Peugeot automobile, a three-wheeled steam-powered car designed by
Léon Serpollet, was produced in 1889; only four examples were made.
[8] Steam power was heavy and bulky and required lengthy warmup times. In 1890, after meeting
Gottlieb Daimler and
Émile Levassor, steam was abandoned in favour of a four-wheeled car with a petrol-fuelled
internal combustion engine built by
Panhard under Daimler licence. The car was more sophisticated than many of its contemporaries, with a three-point suspension and a sliding-gear transmission.
[9]Peugeot Type 19 (1899)
Peugeot 202
Peugeot 601 C Eclipse 1934 Pourtout
