&$ &$ A model stands beside a Peugeot 308cc at the Moscow International Auto Show in Moscow, capital of Russia, Aug. 26, 2010. (Xinhua/Qu Haiqi) &$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 english.people.com.cn | 8/27/10 4:51 AM

&$ &$ A model presents a Peugeot RCZ at the Moscow International Auto Show in Moscow, capital of Russia, Aug. 26, 2010. (Xinhua/Qu Haiqi) &$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 ... english.people.com.cn | 8/27/10 4:21 AM

&$ &$ A Peugeot RCZ Black Yearling is seen at the Moscow Auto Salon 2010 (the Moscow International Motor Show), August 25, 2010. Russia's car market is emerging fast from the crisis as cheap loans return and consumer confidence grows, leading auto makers said on Wednesday as they delivered upbeat forecast for sales growth this year. &$ english.people.com.cn | 8/25/10 11:04 PM

&$ &$ A Peugeot RCZ sports car is displayed during the media preview of the Moscow International Auto Show in Moscow, capital of Russia, Aug. 25, 2010. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo) &$ 【1】 【2】 english.people.com.cn | 8/25/10 6:22 PM

&$ &$ A Peugeot sports car is displayed during the media preview of the Moscow International Auto Show in Moscow, capital of Russia, Aug. 25, 2010. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo) &$ 【1】 【2】 english.people.com.cn | 8/25/10 6:07 PM

&$ &$ A Peugeot SR1 concept car is displayed during the media preview of the Moscow International Auto Show in Moscow, capital of Russia, Aug. 25, 2010. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo) &$ 【1】 【2】 english.people.com.cn | 8/25/10 5:22 PM

&$ &$ A Peugeot BB1 concept car is displayed during the media preview of the Moscow International Auto Show in Moscow, capital of Russia, Aug. 25, 2010. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo) &$ 【1】 【2】 english.people.com.cn | 8/25/10 4:52 PM

Following on from the launch and the start of production of the new 408 sedan in China earlier this year, Peugeot announced on Monday that it has begun building the compact saloon at the PSA Peugeot CitroA n Palomar factory, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 7:21 PM

G.M., PSA Peugeot Citroën and Toyota are hoping to sell vehicle financing services to a new generation of Chinese. www.nytimes.com | 8/18/10 6:29 PM

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Racing

The 95th running of the Indianapolis 500 this May represented the 100th Anniversary of "The Greatest Spectacle In Racing." The unbroken streak halted a total of five years during our involvement with the two World Wars. It's hard to believe we've had this legendary race for that long, but the centennial was certainly deserving of recognition - and although perhaps a bit incongruous to some, it was celebrated in grand style at no less than the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance . As America's premier race, why not have America's - and perhaps the world's - premier classic car event host the festivities?

A large class of past Indy winners and notable contenders gathered in Pebble Beach on Sunday. Take a look at our gallery and you will see most, if not all, of the entrants - many on rare special loan from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum:

1911 Marmon "Wasp"
1920 Peugeot 3 Litre
1928 Miller "Front Drive Special"
1934 Ringling & Henning "Wonder Bread Special"
1938 Maserati 8CTF "Boyle Valve Special"
1950 Kurtis "Cummins Diesel Special"
1953 Kurtis Kraft KK 500B "Bardahl Special" B
1961 Cooper T51 "Kimberly Cooper-Climax Special"
1961 Watson "Bowes Seal Fast Special"
1965 Lotus 38 "Powered by Ford"
1972 McLaren "Sunoco Special"

Some incredible cars with the strongest of pedigrees are in there, and the best part of this class was seeing how much things have changed while some things seem to stay the same despite the era. Take a look at the gallery below and see the evolution of Indy race cars over a century.



Photos Copyright (C)2010 Drew Phillips / AOL

Monterey 2010: A century of Indianapolis 500 entrants féted at Pebble originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In view of the dwindling fortunes of Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN), the Federal Government of Nigeria has promised to do everything within its power to ensure the survival of the auto company, even in the face of current economic downturn. allafrica.com | 8/16/10 2:04 PM

LONDON -- Goldman Sachs reshuffled its ratings in the European automotive sector, upgrading Valeo to buy from neutral, which downgrading Renault , Peugeot and Michelin to neutral from buy. The broker ... story.venezuelastar.com | 8/9/10 9:03 AM

Filed under: Motorsports, BMW, Racing

BMW has decided to officially compete for the inaugural Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with the M3 GT2 . This year's initial iteration will include three races at England's Silverstone, the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, and Zuhai in China. Peugeot has already committed to run the LMP1 class 908 and Audi is considering running the R15+ TDI .

The M3 GT2 debuted in the American Le Mans Series in 2009 with Rahal Letterman Racing and BMW added Team Schnitzer in Europe for 2010. Schnitzer will campaign the cars in the cup runs at Silverstone and Zuhai, while Rahal will be responsible for the American race. In 2011, the Intercontinental cup will expand to six races, including Sebring and Le Mans .



[Source: BMW]

Continue reading BMW commits to Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with M3 GT2

BMW commits to Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with M3 GT2 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kris Meeke is predicting a close fight with fellow Peugeot 207 Super 2000 driver Bruno Magalhaes when the Intercontinental Rally Challenge resumes in Madeira next month.

www.topix.net | 7/30/10 10:34 AM

French auto group PSA Peugeot Citroen reported a switch into net profit in the first half of the year, announcing a figure of 680 million euros (884 million dollars) on Wednesday from a loss of 962 million euros for the same period last year.

It said it expected a current operating profit of about 1.5 billion euros for the whole year.

Sales shot up by 20.8 percent, or by 15.5 percent on a comparable asset base, to 28.394 billion euros.

www.france24.com | 7/28/10 11:07 AM

French auto group PSA Peugeot Citroen reported a switch into net profit in the first half of the year, announcing a figure of 680 million euros (884 million dollars) on Wednesday... feedproxy.google.com | 7/28/10 10:20 AM

French car maker Peugeot-Citroën reported a massive swing back to profitability thanks to a recovery in the automobile market, gains in market share and the launch of new models. online.wsj.com | 7/28/10 8:34 AM

French car giant Peugeot Citroen reports a return to profit in the first half of the year, driven by strong demand in China. www.bbc.co.uk | 7/28/10 7:01 AM

By Rotimi FASAN So the Federal Government has placed orders for the purchase of about 100 units of Peugeot cars for the use of the Police in combating kidnapping across the country? To say poor logistics is one of the worst challenges of the Police is to state the obvious.

www.topix.net | 7/27/10 10:47 AM

It's getting to the point where it's not terribly easy to keep track of all the in-car entertainment initiatives our wondrous connected future has in store, but here's two names you'll want to remember: GENIVI and MeeGo. The former is an industry alliance that now includes automakers GM, BMW, Hyundai and Peugeot Citroen alongside the likes of ARM, NVIDIA, Nokia and Intel, and MeeGo is the Linux-based OS that they've just decided will soon be powering our cars. Don't expect this to affect your daily drive anytime soon, but in the long run we wouldn't be surprised to hear that the Moblin-Maemo base underpins future revisions of Terminal Mode and OnStar .

MeeGo becomes infotainment operating system of choice for BMW, GM, Hyundai and more originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The nonprofit Linux Foundation on Friday said the GENIVI Alliance will go with the open-source MeeGo OS for its new In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system. The decision gives automakers like BMW, GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen the new mobile platform and makes Delphi, GM, Intel, Magneti-Marelli, Visteon, Wind River and others the suppliers. IVI includes apps in vehicles that can be used by everyone in the car, including navigation, media, location-based services, and access to the Internet as well as media players and phones... www.electronista.com | 7/23/10 7:10 PM

Filed under: Hybrid, Performance, Hatchback, Ford, Rumormill

Despite driving only the front wheels, reviewers have heaped praise on the current Ford Focus RS's handling and its ability to put 300 horsepower to the road thanks to some nifty suspension and driveline tricks. However, when the next-generation RS rolls into town (assuming that it becomes a reality) it may well have all-wheel-drive courtesy of an electric motor driving the rear axle.

According to Autocar , the proposed car would use a higher output version of the Blue Oval's 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder driving the front wheels and an electric motor at the rear. This would allow for both on-demand all-wheel-drive and electric-only drive at low speeds. If this plan proceeds, it would be Ford's first through-the-road hybrid, although French automaker Peugeot has firm plans to introduce at least two vehicles with a similar configuration in 2011.

Other alternatives reportedly being studied by Ford are an even higher output gasoline engine (sans motor assistance), or use of the next-generation power-split hybrid that debuts in 2012. However, both of these options would involve sticking with front-wheel-drive and could be problematic if Ford wants to surpass the output of the current RS.

[Source: AutoCar ]

Rumormill: Next Focus RS to get all-wheel drive with electric motors originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lovers of sleek cars would find the new Passat CC from the stable of Volkswagen a worthy car. Volkswagen said it has designed and equipped the Passat CC to compete for segment leadership against car from BMW, Mercedes and Peugeot. allafrica.com | 7/16/10 11:04 AM

Peugeot and its Malaysia distributor will work together to build right-hand-drive cars.

www.topix.net | 7/14/10 8:34 PM

PSA Peugeot Citroen said on July 12 that it was stepping up its cooperation with Malaysia's Naza, signing an assembly and sales deal in southeast Asian countries.

www.topix.net | 7/12/10 5:22 PM

Filed under: Sedan, Wagon, Europe, Paris Motor Show, Peugeot

While some automakers are diversifying, others are consolidating. Like Peugeot , for example, which is preparing to replace both the 407 and 607 with an all-new 508. The big sedan is set to debut in a couple of months at the biennial Paris Motor Show , but after spy shots found their way to our desks a couple of weeks ago, this first batch of official-looking images have already leaked their way out and are circulating the interwebs as you read these words.

Previewed by the 5 by Peugeot concept at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show and based on sister-company Citroën 's C5 sedan, the new 508 has appeared in both sedan and wagon formats. Full details will undoubtedly be released sometime in the next couple of months as the Paris salon approaches, but in the meantime Francophiles can check out the images in the gallery below for a closer look. Thanks for the tip, Mono!



[Source: OmniAuto.it - translated ]

Peugeot 508 leaked well ahead of Paris debut originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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China Changan Auto Group Corporation (CCAG) and French leading carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen signed a contract Friday here on the creation of an equally owned joint venture in China. The contract was signed by Xu Bin, president of China South Industries Group Corporation, Changan's main shareholder, and Philippe Varin, chairman of the French part's Managing Board, at a ceremony attended by Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Bernard Accoyer, presid ... english.people.com.cn | 7/10/10 5:22 AM

France's PSA Peugeot Citroen SA signed a deal Friday to set up a euro935 million joint venture to make small, low-emission cars in China with China Changan Automobile Group.

www.topix.net | 7/9/10 12:15 PM

French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen formally agreed an 8.4-billion-yuan (935-million-euro, 1.2-billion-dollar) joint venture with Chinese group Changan Automobile to increase... feedproxy.google.com | 7/9/10 11:36 AM

French car giant Peugeot Citroen becomes the latest major carmaker to team up with Changan Automotive Group. news.bbc.co.uk | 7/9/10 11:07 AM

French car giant Peugeot Citroen becomes the latest major carmaker to team up with Changan Automotive Group. news.bbc.co.uk | 7/9/10 11:07 AM

Peugeot-Citroen and China's Chang'an Automobile Group created a $1.2 billion joint venture to make and market passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. online.wsj.com | 7/9/10 10:13 AM

PSA Peugeot Citroen and the parent of Chongqing Changan Automobile Co will finalise a deal to set up a 50-50 vehicle manufacturing joint venture in China, a source close to the Chinese company said. economictimes.indiatimes.com | 7/9/10 6:07 AM

Filed under: Motorsports, Peugeot

This year's 24 Hours of Le Mans was shaping up to be a second straight flag-to-flag romp for the Peugeot 908 diesels, right up to the point where they all started dropping like flies. Needless to say, the Peugeot Sport engineers have taken a long, hard look at why all four cars failed to finish - and in the case of three of them, it basically comes down to perfect race conditions leading them to be running too fast.

The first car to go out was the #3 entrant that was built up from the tub that won the 2009 race. After two-and-a-half hours of racing, a suspension mounting point separated from the carbon fiber tub as the result of an undetected structural problem.

The other three cars all went out later in the race with what turned out to be an identical connecting rod failure. A combination of circumstances led to all of the cars running faster this year and putting increased stress on their engines. Not mentioned by Peugeot in its report is the fact that the new Audi R15+ ran considerably faster in 2010, pushing the Peugeots to the limit. At the same time, cool temperatures and a grippy track, blended with air-to-air intercoolers that didn't clog up as much as they did in the past led to more air going into the combustion chamber. More air means more power and an increased load on the pistons - especially late in the race. No doubt Peugeot will be looking to increase its safety margins as the engineers prepare their all-new 2011 challenger.



[Source: Peugeot]

Continue reading Peugeot finishes analysis of four car Le Mans failure. Conclusion? They drove too fast.

Peugeot finishes analysis of four car Le Mans failure. Conclusion? They drove too fast. originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Company had zeroed in on Nellore in January www.dnaindia.com | 7/7/10 8:33 PM

PSA Peugeot Citroen, France?s biggest automaker, may revive a plan to set up a manufacturing facility in India to tap surging car demand in the country, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. economictimes.indiatimes.com | 7/7/10 7:51 PM

PSA Peugeot Citroen, France’s biggest automaker, may revive a plan to build a car plant in India to tap surging local demand, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. www.businessweek.com | 7/7/10 5:30 PM

French auto giant PSA Peugeot Citroen on Wednesday reported record sales and said it would form a new joint venture in China, the world's largest and fastest growing auto market. economictimes.indiatimes.com | 7/7/10 3:18 PM

France's PSA Peugeot Citroen and China's Changan Automotive Group will finalise on Friday a joint venture deal to produce vehicles in the world's top auto market, a PSA director... feedproxy.google.com | 7/7/10 11:25 AM

Strong global growth, new models, sales to China and an environmental focus helped French auto group PSA Peugeot Citroen to record high sales in the first half, the group said on... feedproxy.google.com | 7/7/10 10:18 AM

France's PSA Peugeot Citroen and China's Changan Automotive Group will finalise on Friday a joint venture deal to produce vehicles in the world's top auto market, a PSA director said. economictimes.indiatimes.com | 7/7/10 9:57 AM

LONDON -- PSA Peugeot Citroen said Wednesday that unit sales jumped 16.9% in the first half of 2010 to 1.86 million units, a record for the firm. "This performance confirms the strong marketing momen... story.venezuelastar.com | 7/7/10 8:51 AM

French car maker Peugeot-Citroën reported its best first-half sales performance on record, with global vehicle sales jumping 17% from a year earlier, pushed up by sales outside Europe. online.wsj.com | 7/7/10 7:49 AM

Filed under: Europe, Plants/Manufacturing, Marketing/Advertising, Peugeot, Citroën, Rumormill

It's certainly possible. According to La Voz de Galicia , the French automaker is currently mulling the creation of a new sub-brand to break into the lower rungs of the inexpensive car market. Rather than go through the hassle of rustling up a whole new name, the company has looked to the past for inspiration. It came up with Talbot - a company that got its start early in the 20th century and puttered to a stop in 1986.

The name has a history of rising from the dead. In 1978, Peugeot pulled a similar stunt by bringing the Talbot name back from obscurity after Chrysler axed it a decade prior. During the revival, the brand mostly served as a dumping ground for former Chrysler Europe models. Needless to say, the resurrection didn't last long.

But if our Google Translator is to be believed, the most recent zombification of the Talbot moniker will have more to do with funky little entry-level machines than any sort of rebadging exercise. La Voz de Galicia claims that the brand will likely start off with just two models based loosely on existing Peugeot models, which would be manufactured at the Citroën factory in Vigo.

Is it possible? Sure. But the rumors could just as easily be smoke and mirrors. Thanks for the tip, Lucian!

[Source: La Voz de Galicia (translated )]

Peugeot to resurrect Talbot brand as channel for cheap cars? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PSA Peugeot Citroen, France’s biggest automaker, may revive a plan to set up a manufacturing facility in India to tap surging car demand in the country, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. www.businessweek.com | 7/6/10 10:02 PM

French auto-maker PSA Peugeot Citroen and Japan's Mitsubishi Motors said Wednesday they had launched a feasibility study on the development of powertrains for small commercial... feedproxy.google.com | 6/30/10 11:35 AM

European stocks gained for the first time in five days as an advance by automakers and energy companies outweighed a retreat in retailers. U.S. index futures advanced while Asian shares were little changed. www.businessweek.com | 6/28/10 10:30 AM

June 28 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks gained for the first time in five days as an advance in automakers outweighed a retreat by retailers. Asian shares were little changed and U.S. index futures flu... story.venezuelastar.com | 6/28/10 9:32 AM

Burgled gold bullion, an eavesdropping butler, tax evasion, a minister and the super-rich L'Oreal and Peugeot heirs: a growing political row in France has all the ingredients of a blockbuster novel.

The man at the heart of it all is Labour Minister Eric Woerth, a high-flyer in President Nicolas Sarkozy's government who was until recently nicknamed Mister Clean.

Woerth was already making headlines in recent weeks as the man overseeing pension reform that is so unpopular that on Thursday hundreds of thousands of French took to the streets to protest against it.

www.france24.com | 6/27/10 9:47 PM

A French minister embroiled in a row over tax evasion by France's richest woman came under fresh pressure today after allegations a Peugeot car firm heir met him when he wanted to avoid a tax probe. timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 6/27/10 6:59 PM