Peugeot Motocycles is a French manufacturer of scooters and small motorcycles. Since February 2023, the company has been controlled by the German holding company Mutares.[1]

Peugeot Motocycles S.A.
Company typeSubsidiary (Peugeot)
FoundedFounded in France in 1898; 126 years ago (1898)
FounderArmand Peugeot
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsScooter (motorcycle)
Parent
Websitepeugeot-motorcycles.com

History edit

 
Peugeot 500 M c. 1913 or 1914
 
Peugeot P110 1930

Peugeot built their first motorcycle in 1898 with a De Dion-Bouton engine mounted on the rear wheel. This model was shown at the 1898 Paris Exhibition but was not put into production. Peugeot did produce a tricycle in 1898 although most of the machine was actually manufactured by De Dion-Bouton.

In 1900 Peugeot started to manufacture quadricycles but these fell out of favor and ceased to be produced by 1903. In 1901, spurred on by the success of the French built Werner Brothers and Company Motobicyclette, Peugeot produced their own motorcycle using a Swiss made Zürcher and Lüthi (ZL) engine.[2] The Peugeot 500 M, a 500 cc (31 cu in) dual overhead camshaft model appeared in 1914, the first of this type. In 1930, Peugeot absorbed Automoto which had been a pioneer in the field of motorcycles and scooters. Peugeot was the leading French motorcycle manufacturer until the 1950s producing many models.

In June 1981 an agreement was signed with Honda which provided for the purchase of Japanese two-stroke engines, variator transmission and electrical components to be installed in the Peugeot scooter.[3]

In 1983 the new Peugeot SC was officially presented, the first scooter with plastic body of the French company equipped with a 50 and 80 cm³ two-stroke Honda engines and automatic gearbox; this mechanism derives from the Honda Lead (NH), produced in Japan from the previous year. On October 1, 1984 Honda enters the capital of Peugeot MTC by purchasing 25% of the shares; the PSA Group remains the largest shareholder with 75% ownership.[4] The alliance with Honda will continue throughout the nineties, in fact the Japanese engines will also be used on the next Peugeot SV scooter, heir to the previous SC. In 2000 Peugeot will also market the Honda Foresight 250 scooter (produced in Atessa by Honda Industriale Italia) under its own brand as Peugeot SV 250.

On October 28, 2006, the "Jinan Qingqi Peugeot Motorcycle" was founded, a 50-50 joint venture between Peugeot Motocycle and Jinan Qingqi for the production of scooters in a new complex in Jinan intended for mainly European exports. The first models produced in China were the Peugeot 103 “Vogue” and the Kisbee, Citystar and V-Click scooters. Subsequently, the production of the Ludix and Django models was started.

In 2008 an agreement was signed with Sanyang Industry (SYM) for the production of scooters from 2009. This agreement provides for the supply of SYM technologies to Peugeot, specifically the Peugeot Tweet and LXR models are launched which are strictly derived respectively from the Taiwanese models SYM Symphony and SYM HD produced in China by SYM. The differences between the Taiwanese and French models are in a few design elements.

In December 2012, the Dannemarie engine plant where the 50 and 125 engines were manufactured was closed. Part of the production was relocated to China at the Jinan plant of the Qingqi-Peugeot Motocycles joint venture.[5]

In October 2014, Mahindra and Mahindra acquired a 51% controlling stake in the company.[6] PSA Group kept 49% stake in the company as well as the use of its brand image.[7]

Peugeot currently produces scooters and 3-wheelers with engines ranging from 50 to 500cc.[8] It operates 2 production sites at Mandeure, France and Jinan, China. Peugeot scooters are sold in 60 countries.[9] M&M subsequently acquired a 100% stake in 2019.

In November 2022, Munich-based private equity firm Mutares acquired 50% equity and 80% controlling stake in Peugeot Motocycles.[10] In February 2023, Mutares completed the acquisition of the company.

Past and present models edit

 
Peugeot Elyséo 125, 'Roland Garros' (2002)

Mopeds edit

  • Peugeot 101
  • Peugeot 102
  • Peugeot 103, produced from 1972, with different models (LSMs, SP, Land, Chrono, Electronics, TLX, RCX, Clip, Vogue, FXR, CRX, TSM and others)

Scooters[11] edit

 
Peugeot 'Looxor 125'

Motorcycles edit

 
Peugeot XPS
  • Peugeot 500 M
  • Peugeot TLX
  • Peugeot XP6
  • Peugeot XPS
  • Peugeot XR6
  • Peugeot XR7

Motorsports edit

 
Rem Fowler on his Peugeot-engined Norton, winner of the 1907 TT twin-cylinder race

A Peugeot-engined Norton motorcycle ridden by Rem Fowler won the twin-cylinder class of the inaugural 1907 Isle of Man TT races.

Peugeot returned to top-level motorcycle racing in 2016 via a Moto3 project in collaboration with parent company Mahindra. In 2016 Peugeot MC Saxoprint fielded two Mahindra-based Peugeot MGP3Os for John McPhee and Alexis Masbou. Albert Arenas joined the team for the 2nd half of the season as a replacement for Masbou.[12] McPhee took his, and Peugeot's, first Grand Prix win in wet conditions at Brno.[13] In Australia, McPhee crashed while running in third place and was run over by Andrea Migno who was running right behind him. The race was red flagged and McPhee was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with concussion, a broken thumb and a punctured lung. The injuries meant McPhee missed the final 2 races of the season. Hafiq Azmi replaced him in Malaysia, whilst Vicente Pérez replaced him in Valencia.

In 2017 Patrik Pulkkinen and Jakub Kornfeil rode for the team. At the end of the 2017 season both Peugeot and Mahindra withdrew from motorcycle grand prix. The decision to withdraw was made so that the Mahindra Group could increase its focus on the FIA Formula E Championship.[14]

Grand Prix motorcycle results edit

Season Class Team Machine Rider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R.C. Points M.C. Points
2016 Moto3 Peugeot MC Saxoprint Peugeot MGP3O   John McPhee QAT
27
ARG
7
AME
21
ESP
Ret
FRA
20
ITA
23
CAT
15
NED
16
GER
6
AUT
24
CZE
1
GBR
17
RSM
20
ARA
13
JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
MAL
VAL
22nd 48 4th 55
  Hafiq Azmi QAT
ARG
AME
ESP
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
AUT
CZE
GBR
RSM
ARA
JPN
AUS
MAL
11
VAL
33rd 5
  Vicente Pérez QAT
ARG
AME
ESP
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
AUT
CZE
GBR
RSM
ARA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
23
NC 0
  Alexis Masbou QAT
24
ARG
21
AME
16
ESP
Ret
FRA
19
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GER
16
AUT
CZE
GBR
RSM
ARA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
NC 0
  Albert Arenas QAT
ARG
AME
ESP
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
AUT
22
CZE
Ret
GBR
Ret
RSM
19
ARA
24
JPN
14
AUS
16
MAL
Ret
VAL
24
35th 2
2017 Moto3 Peugeot MC Saxoprint Peugeot MGP3O   Jakub Kornfeil QAT
20
ARG
18
AME
23
ESP
18
FRA
11
ITA
20
CAT
22
NED
17
GER
18
CZE
20
AUT
20
GBR
23
RSM
7
ARA
25
JPN
8
AUS
12
MAL
21
VAL
18
22nd 26 4th 26
  Patrik Pulkkinen QAT
Ret
ARG
26
AME
27
ESP
26
FRA
23
ITA
27
CAT
27
NED
22
GER
25
CZE
30
AUT
24
GBR
24
RSM
Ret
ARA
29
JPN
22
AUS
Ret
MAL
23
VAL
29
NC 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Mutares successfully completes acquisition of Peugeot Motocycles". Mutares. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. ^ "History – Cycles – Motorcycles". peugeot.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Peugeot s'associe à Honda dans la motorisation des véhicules à deux roues". Le Monde.fr (in French). 25 June 1981. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. ^ "HONDA VA PRENDRE 25% DU CAPITAL D'UNE FILIALE DES CYCLES PEUGEOT". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2 October 1984. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Peugeot Scooters fermera en 2012 l'usine de Dannemarie" (in French). 17 November 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Mahindra takes an old French turn, buys 51% stakes on Peugeot Motocycles". dailybhasker.com. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Mahindra, the new stakeholder".
  8. ^ "Our selection of 2 and 3 wheelers". peugeot-motocycles.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  9. ^ "Our sites". peugeot-motocycles.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  10. ^ "Mutares acquires controlling stake in Peugeot Motorcycles from Mahindra & Mahindra". thehindubusinessline.com. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  11. ^ "Peugeot Motocycles: History of the group since 1889".
  12. ^ "Peugeot MC Saxoprint part ways with Masbou". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  13. ^ "Immaculate McPhee shows his wet weather prowess". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  14. ^ "Mahindra to withdraw from Moto3 World Championship". 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2018-01-23.

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