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Brief history of the Peugeot company
Peugeot — is a French automotive company currently part of the «PSA Group», which also includes «Citroën», «DS», «Opel» and «Vauxhall». The headquarters is located in Paris, France. The company currently ranks ninth in the world and second in Europe among automakers. It manufactures passenger cars, commercial vehicles, sports cars, electric vehicles, bicycles, scooters, motorcycles and more. «Peugeot» cars have won numerous international awards, including being European Car of the Year five times. The company is active in motorsport, having won the World Rally Championship five times, the «24 Hours of Le Mans» race three times, the World Endurance Championship twice and the «Le Mans Intercontinental Cup».
In 1898, «Peugeot Motocycles» presents the first motorcycle equipped with a «Dion-Bouton» engine at the Paris Motor Show. «Peugeot Motocycles» remains the oldest motorcycle manufacturer in the world.
In 1901, the company released the «Type 69» (Bebe Peugeot), which was developed with the participation of engineer and designer Ettore Bugatti. They were a mass car for urban driving, 2.7 meters long and weighing 350 kg. It was equipped with a single-cylinder engine with a volume of 652 cm3 and a power of 5 hp, the maximum speed was 40 km/h. This car was presented at the Paris Motor Show. Since 1903, «Bebe» has been equipped with 6.5 hp, 8 hp engines. and 12 hp Ettore Bugatti in 1912 developed a new four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 850 cm3.
During the First World War (1914-1918), the «Peugeot» company produced weapons, ammunition, armored vehicles and aircraft engines. After the end of the war in 1919, the subcompact «Quadrilette» appeared. It was a double with a 4 hp engine. In 1929, a cheap small car «Peugeot 201» appeared, the line of which is still in production. In 1932, the compact car «Peugeot 301» appeared, and in 1934 the midsize car «Peugeot 401».
During World War II, the company was controlled by «Volkswagen». Car production resumed only in 1946 - they began to produce cheap «Peugeot 202», and in 1949 it was replaced by «Peugeot 203». In 1972, a miniature city car «Peugeot 104» was released, and in 2007, for the first time, the crossover «Peugeot 4007» appeared in the company's products.
Repair of French cars Peugeot
«Peugeot» cars have a very long history and have been one of the pioneers in automotive production since the late 18th century. Accordingly, the company has vast experience in creating cars that are not only beautiful in appearance, but also technically reliable. Proper and timely maintenance, as well as careful operation of «Peugeot» will significantly extend the life of your car. Here you will find tips and instructions for the maintenance and operation of your «Peugeot».
Despite the care of the car, it is a very complex mechanism, and any mechanism is prone to breakdown due to wear, metal fatigue or marriage, which happens in the elements of the engine, transmission, etc. and which was not detected when checking the car during its production at the factory. If a breakdown occurs, it must be repaired immediately. To do this, you can contact the official service center and entrust the repair to specialists. This is the most desirable way, but also the most expensive. You can turn to independent car mechanics, it will cost less, but there is a risk of installing a non-new or low-quality spare part. You can also repair the car yourself. To do this, you need desire, skills in plumbing, a place in the garage with a pit or a lift, a set of tools and a «Peugeot» repair manual. You can find these instructions for repairing or replacing vehicle components on this website.