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[
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