Citroen to Launch Second Generation C5 in China
27 Jul 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Similar to other automakers who have already concentrated their efforts on China, Citroen plans to bring the second generation C5 in the country later this year. What's interesting is that the ...
Renault to Buy New Fabris Inventory
16 Jul 2009, 14:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the terrorist-like threats made by French GTC union, Renault has decided to buy the share of the parts inventory that had been produced for it, in an attempt to cool things down. No word y...
New Fabris Workers Threaten to Blow Up Plant
13 Jul 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Workers from French car part factory New Fabris, over 90 percent employed by Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroen, have resorted for a not very often seen type of protest in order to determine the two au...
Peugeot 308 CC Launches in Australia
13 Jul 2009, 13:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / With the launch of the Peugeot 308 CC on the Australian market, the car will become the first Peugeot convertible to have a diesel engine Down Under. The 2.0 HDi FAP diesel engine will be mated...
PSA Denies Mitsubishi Tie-Up
9 Jul 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / French manufacturer PSA denied rumors which surfaced earlier today about a possible joint venture with Japanese automaker Mitsubishi, according to which the two carmakers would have worked together ...
Mitsubishi Joins PSA in Hybrid Quest
9 Jul 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another automotive partnership is about to take shape, again between a French and a Japanese manufacturer. According to some reports, Mitsubishi and French group PSA will join forces for the develop...
France Approves Funding for Low CO2 Vehicles
22 Jun 2009, 14:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / France has approved funding today, through Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie (ADEME, the local environment agency), for two low-CO2 emission vehicles to be dev...
PSA Chairman Appoints New Executive Team
18 Jun 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Philippe Varin, Chairman of the PSA Peugeot Citroën Managing Board, today announced some major managerial changes as the company decided to name a new team of senior executives responsible for ...
PSA Peugeot Citroen Preps for Alliance
2 Jun 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Surrounded by news coming either from Opel or from Porsche, events unfolding in nearby France have slipped the public eye. Now, when the dust has settled over the Opel affair, news from PSA started ...
Loeb Receives the ‘Légion d’honneur’ from Nicolas Sarkozy
28 May 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb's 5 consecutive World Rally Championship titles were not left unnoticed by the French nation. Considering his impressive achievements inside the world of rallying, Loeb was award...
PSA Not Afraid of Possible Fiat-Opel Alliance
11 May 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A potential merger between Fiat and Opel doesn't scare the PSA Peugeot Citroen group that might become the main rival in Europe, a PSA board director said. According to a report by La Repubblic...
Fiat: We Want Opel
3 May 2009, 16:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As you already know by now, the Italian manufacturer has already signed for the takeover of a 20 percent stake in bankrupt American manufacturer Chrysler, and even is supposed to take over the compa...
PSA Suspends Chinese Minicar Plans
6 Apr 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Here's another enthusiastic plan that bites the dust following the consequences of the economic turmoil: it appears that PSA Peugeot Citroen is now considering canceling the minicar it planned...
PSA's Streiff Fired, Varin to Take His Place
31 Mar 2009, 12:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It looks like the economic crisis is now taking its toll on the executives that were, until now, in charge with the biggest manufacturers in the world or their country. After Wagoner was kindly push...
Fiat-Chery Joint Venture Delayed
19 Mar 2009, 15:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fiat's plans to make itself more visible on the growing Chinese market sustained a minor setback as partner Chery decision to postpone the joint venture, due to the market conditions, as chairm...
Fiat-PSA Merger: the Eiffel Plan
13 Mar 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The financial crisis does have an interesting effect on all those who are part of the industry, especially on companies fighting on the automotive front. European manufacturers are no exception, eve...
PSA Seeks 1-1.2 Billion Euro Loan
10 Mar 2009, 14:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / French group PSA Peugeot Citron is now seeking a 1 to 1.2 billion euros (approximately $1.26 billion) loan and an agreement is expected within weeks. A company spokesman close to the matter confirme...
PSA and BMW Aim to Expand Cooperation
9 Mar 2009, 11:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Rumors regarding a potential expansion of the existing cooperation between PSA and BMW reached the web a long time ago but the topic is again making the headlines following a report published by Ger...
PSA Peugeot Citroen Hopes for 11,000 Voluntary Departures
11 Feb 2009, 16:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The French group PSA Peugeot Citroen, the second largest in Europe, has developed a layoff plan through which it hopes to relieve on a voluntary basis 11,000 employees worldwide in 2009, france24 re...
Peugeot 308 CC Limited Edition Comes Before April
11 Feb 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Peugeot has announced it will release a very limited edition of the 308 CC, before the series model hits the streets in April. The Peugeot 308 CC limited edition will market only 100 units that are ...