Peugeot Location
Peugeot location The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in in France , [5] with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and then bicycles. The Peugeot company and family are originally from Sochaux , France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and Peugeot museum there. Peugeot has received many international awards for its vehicles, including six European Car of the Year awards. In and , Peugeot ranked the second lowest for average CO 2 emissions among generalist brands in Europe, the Renault car maker group being ranked first, with Peugeot has been involved successfully in motor sport for more than a century. Peugeot Sport won the World Rally Championship five times , , , , , the Dakar Rally seven times , , , , , , , the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times , , , the World Endurance Championship twice , , the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup twice , surpassing Toyota and Audi and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge Championship three times. The company's logo, initially a lion walking on an arrow, symbolized the speed, strength and flexibility of the Peugeot saw blades. Armand Peugeot became interested in the automobile early on and, after meeting with Gottlieb Daimler and others, was convinced of its viability. The car was more sophisticated than many of its contemporaries, with a three-point suspension and a sliding-gear transmission. More cars followed, 29 being built in , 40 in , 72 in , in , and in Peugeot became the first manufacturer to fit rubber tyres solid, rather than pneumatic to a petrol-powered car. Five Peugeots qualified for the main event, and all finished.
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