History
With its major inventions and its myriad of successes, Peugeot has written most of the finest pages of automotive history. And with new challenges for the 21st century, the Peugeot adventure endlessly pursues its path.
1889
Steam-driven 3-wheeler presented at the World Fair in Paris
Armand Peugeot showcased the first Peugeot-branded automotive vehicle at the World Fair in Paris: a steam-driven 3-wheeler (non-commercialized), designed hand-in-hand with the engineer Léon Serpollet.
1948
203 launched: first unibody car
The 203 is the first car produced after the war.It is also the first unibody model with a hemispherical-shaped cylinder head and V-shaped valves and the first Peugeot manufactured at over ½ million of units.
1960
404 rolled out
The Pininfarina-designed 404 embraces angular lines. The increase in glazed surfaces rhymes with modernism and elegance and contrasts greatly with the models of the 1950s.In 1961, the 404 is equipped with the first direct-injection engine.
1968
Launch of the 504: groundbreaking style and fittings
European Car of the Year 1969, the 504 is the Peugeot’s longest commercialized model (3,700,000 examples rolled out until 2006). Intended for a middle-class clientele, it also ranked No.1 in Africa and South America thanks to its endurance.
1972
104 commercialized: world’s shortest saloon
The slogan ’All of Peugeot in 3.58‘ emphasized that it was the world’s smallest four-door Saloon.
1979
Launch of the 604: Peugeot’s 1st 6-cylinder saloon since 601
As a result of its style and its stature, it is adopted by the most senior government officials.The first turbo diesel engine commercialized in Europe is integrated into the 604.
1983
205 rolled out: the « magic number»
Lifesaving success for Peugeot. It becomes double world rally champion and wins two Paris-Dakar races. The 205 goes on to become the best-selling car in France and the most-exported French car.
1987
Launch of the 405
For the second time in its history, Peugeot wins European Car of the Year in 1988 with the 405, its new family car.
1997
Launch of the Pininfarina-designed 406 coupé
Its timeless design has made it a collector.It is the first coupé proposed with a Diesel engine (2001).
1998
Launch of the 206, 7,326,029 units manufactured
The 206 was triple world rally champion.Its CC version (2000) relaunched the «transformable coupés», introduced by Peugeot in 1934.
2016
Launch of the 3008
Praised for its style, interior design and features, the new Peugeot 3008 was elected Car of the Year 2017 by a jury of 58 European journalists.
It is the first award-winning SUV since the creation of the trophy in 1964 and the fifth Peugeot to win Car of the Year after the 308 in 2014, 307 in 2002, 405 in 1988 and the 504 in 1969.
