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Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile is a joint venture
Joint venture

A joint venture is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together. The parties agree to create a new entity by both contributing Ownership equity, and they then share in the revenues, expenses, and control of the enterprise....
 between the Dongfeng Motor Corporation
Dongfeng Motor Corporation

Dongfeng Motor Corporation is a People's Republic of China automobile manufacturer, which ranks second among the "Big Five" Chinese automakers ....
 and the PSA Group, in Wuhan
Wuhan

is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city in central People's Republic of China. It lies at the east of Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and Han River ....
 City, Hubei Province, China.

The first car of this joint venture was the 1992 Fukang
Citroën Fukang

The Fukang was the first in a range of cars produced for the People's Republic of China market by the Dongfeng Peugeot-Citro?n Automobile group, a joint venture between the France PSA Peugeot Citro?n) and the Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng....
 DC7140, this was a Citroën ZX
Citroën ZX

The Citro?n ZX is a small family car produced by the France manufacturer Citro?n between 1991 and 1998.During the 1990s, the ZX was Citro?n's competitor in the class, traditionally dominated in Europe by the Ford Escort and Volkswagen Golf, a market segment Citro?n had moved away from when the Citro?n GS was replaced with the Citro?n BX te...
, which was given the Chinese name for 'Prosperity and Health'. It was followed by a number of variations made especially for the market, including a saloon version.

Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile currently produces the Citroën Fukang
Citroën Fukang

The Fukang was the first in a range of cars produced for the People's Republic of China market by the Dongfeng Peugeot-Citro?n Automobile group, a joint venture between the France PSA Peugeot Citro?n) and the Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng....
, Xsara
Citroën Xsara

The Citro?n Xsara is a small family car produced by France automaker Citro?n since 1997.Like its predecessor, the Citro?n ZX, the Xsara shared the running gear with the Peugeot 306....
, Picasso
Citroën Picasso

Citro?n Picasso can refer to different cars made by French auto maker Citro?n:*Citro?n Xsara#Xsara Picasso *Citro?n C4 Picasso *Citro?n C3 Picasso ...
, and Elysée
Citroën Elysée

The Citro?n Elys?e is a compact car sedan automobile produced for the China market by the Dongfeng Peugeot-Citro?n Automobile, a joint venture between the France PSA Group and the Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng....
, and Peugeot 307
Peugeot 307

The Peugeot 307 is a family car produced by the France Peugeot manufacturer since 2001. It was awarded the European Car of the Year title for 2002, and continues in production as of 2008 despite the launch of the Peugeot 308 in September 2007....
 for sale in China, whilst later in 2006 the firm will launch the Citroën C-Triomphe
Citroën C-Triomphe

The Citro?n C-Triomphe is a compact car sedan automobile produced for the China market by Dongfeng Peugeot-Citro?n Automobile, a joint venture between the France PSA Group and the Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng....
 based on the C4
Citroën C4

The Citro?n C4 is a small family car produced by French automaker Citro?n since autumn 2004. The C4 was designed to be the successor to the Citro?n Xsara....
, and a supermini
Supermini car

A supermini is a British car classification term that describes automobiles larger than a city car but smaller than a small family car. This car class is also known as the B-segment across Europe, and as Subcompact in North America....
 based on the Peugeot 206
Peugeot 206

The Peugeot 206 is a supermini car , manufactured by the France automaker Peugeot since 1998....
, called the C2
Citroën C2

The Citro?n C2 is a supermini car produced by the France manufacturer Citro?n since 2003. A completely different car, based on the Peugeot 206, is sold in China as the C2....
.

The Citroën-Dongfeng joint venture has gone through many variations, since 1984 when Citroën
Citroën

Citro?n is a France automobile manufacturer, founded in 1919 by Andr? Citro?n, it was the world's first mass-production car company outside of the USA....
 sold 2,500 luxurious CX
Citroën CX

The Citro?n CX is an automobile produced by the France automaker Citro?n from 1974 to 1991. Citro?n sold nearly 1.2 million CXs during its 16 years of production....
 models to the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
 as a means to get government approval for a joint venture contract to produce automobiles.






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Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile is a joint venture
Joint venture

A joint venture is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together. The parties agree to create a new entity by both contributing Ownership equity, and they then share in the revenues, expenses, and control of the enterprise....
 between the Dongfeng Motor Corporation
Dongfeng Motor Corporation

Dongfeng Motor Corporation is a People's Republic of China automobile manufacturer, which ranks second among the "Big Five" Chinese automakers ....
 and the PSA Group, in Wuhan
Wuhan

is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city in central People's Republic of China. It lies at the east of Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and Han River ....
 City, Hubei Province, China.

The first car of this joint venture was the 1992 Fukang
Citroën Fukang

The Fukang was the first in a range of cars produced for the People's Republic of China market by the Dongfeng Peugeot-Citro?n Automobile group, a joint venture between the France PSA Peugeot Citro?n) and the Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng....
 DC7140, this was a Citroën ZX
Citroën ZX

The Citro?n ZX is a small family car produced by the France manufacturer Citro?n between 1991 and 1998.During the 1990s, the ZX was Citro?n's competitor in the class, traditionally dominated in Europe by the Ford Escort and Volkswagen Golf, a market segment Citro?n had moved away from when the Citro?n GS was replaced with the Citro?n BX te...
, which was given the Chinese name for 'Prosperity and Health'. It was followed by a number of variations made especially for the market, including a saloon version.

Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile currently produces the Citroën Fukang
Citroën Fukang

The Fukang was the first in a range of cars produced for the People's Republic of China market by the Dongfeng Peugeot-Citro?n Automobile group, a joint venture between the France PSA Peugeot Citro?n) and the Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng....
, Xsara
Citroën Xsara

The Citro?n Xsara is a small family car produced by France automaker Citro?n since 1997.Like its predecessor, the Citro?n ZX, the Xsara shared the running gear with the Peugeot 306....
, Picasso
Citroën Picasso

Citro?n Picasso can refer to different cars made by French auto maker Citro?n:*Citro?n Xsara#Xsara Picasso *Citro?n C4 Picasso *Citro?n C3 Picasso ...
, and Elysée
Citroën Elysée

The Citro?n Elys?e is a compact car sedan automobile produced for the China market by the Dongfeng Peugeot-Citro?n Automobile, a joint venture between the France PSA Group and the Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng....
, and Peugeot 307
Peugeot 307

The Peugeot 307 is a family car produced by the France Peugeot manufacturer since 2001. It was awarded the European Car of the Year title for 2002, and continues in production as of 2008 despite the launch of the Peugeot 308 in September 2007....
 for sale in China, whilst later in 2006 the firm will launch the Citroën C-Triomphe
Citroën C-Triomphe

The Citro?n C-Triomphe is a compact car sedan automobile produced for the China market by Dongfeng Peugeot-Citro?n Automobile, a joint venture between the France PSA Group and the Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng....
 based on the C4
Citroën C4

The Citro?n C4 is a small family car produced by French automaker Citro?n since autumn 2004. The C4 was designed to be the successor to the Citro?n Xsara....
, and a supermini
Supermini car

A supermini is a British car classification term that describes automobiles larger than a city car but smaller than a small family car. This car class is also known as the B-segment across Europe, and as Subcompact in North America....
 based on the Peugeot 206
Peugeot 206

The Peugeot 206 is a supermini car , manufactured by the France automaker Peugeot since 1998....
, called the C2
Citroën C2

The Citro?n C2 is a supermini car produced by the France manufacturer Citro?n since 2003. A completely different car, based on the Peugeot 206, is sold in China as the C2....
.

The Citroën-Dongfeng joint venture has gone through many variations, since 1984 when Citroën
Citroën

Citro?n is a France automobile manufacturer, founded in 1919 by Andr? Citro?n, it was the world's first mass-production car company outside of the USA....
 sold 2,500 luxurious CX
Citroën CX

The Citro?n CX is an automobile produced by the France automaker Citro?n from 1974 to 1991. Citro?n sold nearly 1.2 million CXs during its 16 years of production....
 models to the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
 as a means to get government approval for a joint venture contract to produce automobiles. Dongfeng produces over 100,000 Citroën cars annually and is growing rapidly.

Sister brand Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
 had a separate joint venture in Guangzhou which ended in 1997 - this factory is now a joint venture between Honda
Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
 and Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group
Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group

Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group Co., Ltd. is a People's Republic of China automobile manufacturer. It is also known as Guangzhou Automobile or GAIG ....
, producing 117,000 units in 2003.

Peugeot's failed venture with Guangzhou Automobile had produced the outdated Peugeot 504
Peugeot 504

The Peugeot 504 is a large family car manufactured in Europe by France automaker Peugeot between 1968 and 1983, with production continuing until 2005 in Nigeria and Kenya....
 pickup truck
Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling heavy loads....
. The Dongfeng venture in contrast is the first time Peugeot has launched one of its latest models outside of France.

Plants


Plant TypeLocationYear openedYear closedNotes
car manufacturing Wuhan, China ? active 
component plant Wuhan, China  active 
castings plant Wuhan, China  active 


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