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PSA announced the creation of a major alliance with General Motors (GM), as part of which GM became PSA’s second-largest shareholder, after the Peugeot family, with a holding of 7%
Wednesday 29th February 2012 PSA announced the creation of a major alliance with General Motors (GM), as part of which GM became PSA’s second-largest shareholder, after the Peugeot family, with a holding of 7%. The alliance was intended to enable $2 billion per year of cost savings through platform sharing, common purchasing and other economies…
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Ryton manufacturing plant located in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England produced its last car, a Peugeot 206
Wednesday 12th December 2007 Ryton manufacturing plant located in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England produced its last car, a Peugeot 206. After the war Ryton became the headquarters of the Rootes Group, but when the organisation entered financial difficulties in the 1960s the company (in stages) and thus the plant were taken over by American car-making giant…
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A dozen Peugeot 203 vehicles (together with other Peugeot models – 204, 403, 404) set off in the “Peugeot 2006 Round Australia Rerun”
Sunday 23rd April 2006 A dozen Peugeot 203 vehicles (together with other Peugeot models – 204, 403, 404) set off in the “Peugeot 2006 Round Australia Rerun”. The event was organised by Graham Wallis of the Peugeot Car Club of Victoria to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Ampol Round Australia Trial. It was…
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PSA Peugeot Citroën announced the closure of the Ryton manufacturing facility in Coventry, England
Tuesday 18th April 2006 PSA Peugeot Citroën announced the closure of the Ryton manufacturing facility in Coventry, England. This announcement resulted in the loss of 2,300 jobs, as well as about 5,000 jobs in the supply chain. The plant produced its last Peugeot 206 on 12 December 2006, and finally closed down in January 2007.
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The last Oldsmobile came off the assembly line at the Lansing Car Assembly plant in Michigan, signaling the end of the 106-year-old automotive brand, America’s oldest (and the third oldest in the world, after Daimler and Peugeot)
Thursday 29th April 2004 The last Oldsmobile came off the assembly line at the Lansing Car Assembly plant in Michigan, signaling the end of the 106-year-old automotive brand, America’s oldest (and the third oldest in the world, after Daimler and Peugeot). Workers signed the last Oldsmobile, an Alero sedan, before the vehicle was moved to…
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