Peugeot Production: 2008

Peugeot is the slightly larger part of PSA, or the Peugeot / Citroen company. Peugeot made 2 million cars in 2005, for 3.2% of world car/LCVs manufacturing. In 2008, it had slipped below 3%; 2.9% to be precise. Unlike the ever expanding range of vehicles within the German brands, Peugeot has settled for simply replacing models within the existing range. A careful approach, but one that will

BMW's Shame

Once upon a time BMW decided it needed to expand its interests, like many other car companies were doing. It saw MG Rover as that timely expansion. MGR was a small company with a successful tie-up with Honda. The major shareholder was BAe and Honda had a minor share. MGR shared much with Honda, crucially platforms. Its success depended on the costs saved. BMW bought BAe's share of MGR and looked