Part of the implementation of the ‘Push to Pass‘ plan, Peugeot Citroen have inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Chengdu, China, with their local partners, Dongfeng.
Built in two years, this is DPCA’s (Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile) fourth one, after the three in Wuhan, Hubei province, and will take aim primarily at producing vehicles based on the PSA’s EMP2 platform for the Dongfeng Peugeot, Dongfeng Citroen and Dongfeng Fengshen brands.
“This new plant will help us expand our vehicle range in the fast-growing SUV segment and meet the needs of our Chinese customers. It represents an important step in implementing our Push to Pass plan and achieving our objective to launch 20 new models in China by 2021 and sell over one million vehicles in the region by 2018“, said PSA’s Chairman of the Managing Board, Carlos Tavares, who attended the opening ceremony along with other PSA officials and local representatives.
Using a flexible manufacturing system that allows for close cooperation with suppliers, the new Chengdu facility has an annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles and will start putting together the new Peugeot 4008, which is scheduled to go on sale locally in November.
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