The Peugeot 4008 is a

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produced by

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which was officially introduced in September 2011. It was based on the same platform as the

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and the

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, and was developed in collaboration with the Japanese manufacturer

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, along with the smaller

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. Sales commenced in April of that year. The car was replaced by the second-generation 3008 in January 2017. , the 4008 was only sold in France, Luxembourg, China, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, Mongolia, Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, South Africa, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Norway, countries of the

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, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand and Australia. Its twin the C4 Aircross was being sold in more countries globally, including European countries not listed above, but not in either the UK or Ireland in right-hand drive versions.

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(then known as PSA Peugeot Citroën) confirmed this in October 2011.

Recalls

Models sold from 2 April 2012 to 31 December 2015 were recalled in June 2017, owing to suspected faults with the vehicles’ tailgate

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s. Models sold from 1 June 2012 to 29 November 2013 were recalled in September 2017, owing to concerns that the

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motors could fill with water and

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Gallery

File:2016 Peugeot 4008 (MY15) Active wagon (2018-11-22) 02.jpg, 2016 Peugeot 4008

References

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