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HISTORY OF THE PEUGEOT FAMILY

 

A FAMILY ADVENTURE

The flagship of French industry, PEUGEOT is one of the foremost pioneers on the international automotive front. In just over two centuries, the brand's business has evolved around the principles of passion and technological innovation.
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1810

CONVERSION OF THE FAMILY GRAIN MILL INTO A STEEL FOUNDRY

Jean-Pierre and Jean-Frédéric Peugeot diversified their family-run grain mill by manufacturing steel strips for dressmaking, saw blades and springs for watchmaking.

1891

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LAUNCH AND SERIES PRODUCTION OF THE TYPE 3

The type 3 was the first series-manufactured car in the world (64 units), travelling from Valentigney to Paris then following the first Paris-Brest-Paris bike race for 2,045 km. In January 1893, the PEUGEOT type 3 was the first car to be driven in Italy.

1896

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SEPARATION OF TRADITIONAL AND AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING

The sons of Peugeot Frères continued with traditional manufacturing (bikes, tools, etc.) whilst Armand Peugeot created Automobiles Peugeot, a limited liability company.

1897

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CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST AUTOMOTIVE PLANT IN AUDINCOURT, DOUBS

The workshops were abandoned and the company set up shop in the first totally automotive-dedicated plant in Audincourt. A second plant became operational in Lille in 1898.

1905

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SHOWCASING LION PEUGEOT CARS

The sons of Peugeot Frères were also involved in automotive manufacturing under the brand name Lion Peugeot and produced a different range of PEUGEOT automobiles in order to avoid competition.
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1910

MANUFACTURING MERGED

The sons of Peugeot Frères and Armand Peugeot merged their businesses and created the Automobiles et Cycles PEUGEOT company.  Vehicles were all manufactured by a single entity from this point.

1912

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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOCHAUX PLANT

In 1929, the new Sochaux plant grouped together all Automobiles Peugeot manufacturing and it became the largest industrial site in France.

 

In 2012, it celebrated its centennial, making it the oldest car manufacturing plant still in activity in the world today.

1965

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THE BIRTH OF PSA

PSA (Peugeot Société Anonyme) was founded to become a holding of the automotive group of the same name, which today controls all of the PEUGEOT Group’s companies.

 

In 1976, it became PSA PEUGEOT Citroën through the merger of Citroën S.A. and PEUGEOT S.A.

 

PSA Peugeot Citroën then became the PSA Group in 2016 and today symbolises the dynamism of its three strong car brands – PEUGEOT, Citroën and DS – as well as all other current and future Group activities.

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1982

CREATION OF L'AVENTURE PEUGEOT

Pierre Peugeot founded ©L’Aventure PEUGEOT, an association under the law of 1901, whose mission was to preserve the heritage of PEUGEOT brands.

 

The Aventure PEUGEOT Museum in Sochaux has welcomed between 50,000 and 60,000 visitors each year since its opening in 1988.

 

In 2015, L’Aventure PEUGEOT became ©L’Aventure PEUGEOT Citroën DS and grouped together all collections of the PSA Group brands.

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2010

PEUGEOT CELEBRATES ITS BICENTENNIAL

Among the international automotive pioneers still operating,

PEUGEOT is one of the few where the founders’ descendants are still shareholders and still hold managerial positions.

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