Peugeot is a French manufacturer of

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and small motorcycles.

History

Peugeot built their first motorcycle in 1898 with a

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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. The

Peugeot 500 M The Peugeot 500 M (1913-1914) was a French racing motorcycle designed by Ernest Henry in 1913. It was a "technical tour de force" as the first motorcycle ever designed with a dual overhead camshaft. It also used a multi-valve cylinder head, with ...

, a

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model appeared in 1914, the first of this type. In 1930, Peugeot absorbed

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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 October 2014,

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acquired a 51% controlling stake in the company.

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kept 49% stake in the company as well as the use of its brand image. Peugeot currently produces scooters and 3-wheelers with engines ranging from 50 to 500cc. It operates 2 production sites at

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and

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. Peugeot scooters are sold in 60 countries. M&M subsequently acquired a 100% stake in 2019. In November 2022, Munich-based private equity firm Mutares acquired 50 % equity of the company. This will give the German company 80 % controlling stake in Peugeot Motocycles.

Past and present models

Mopeds

* 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

* Peugeot S55 * Peugeot S57 * Peugeot SC/SX * Peugeot ST *

Peugeot Rapido The Peugeot Rapido is a 49 cc scooter built by Peugeot. The Rapido is classed as a moped and has a typical top speed of . See also * List of scooters * List of scooter manufacturers Note there is no single fixed definition of a scoot ...

* Peugeot SV * Peugeot Buxy * Peugeot Speedake * Peugeot Squab *

Peugeot Scoot'Elec The Peugeot Scoot'Elec was an electric motor scooter produced by Peugeot in France. Launched in 1996, the Scoot'elec was based on the Zenith, with which it shares body panels and suspension parts. It is powered by a DC motor fed from three Saf ...

* Peugeot Speedfight * Peugeot Elyseo * Peugeot Elystar (50cc, 125cc, 150cc) * Peugeot Looxor * Peugeot JetForce * Peugeot Ludix * Peugeot Satelis * Peugeot Satelis Compressor * Peugeot Sum Up * Peugeot Tweet * Peugeot Vivacity * Peugeot Kisbee * Peugeot Citystar * Peugeot e-Vivacity * Peugeot Metropolis 400 * Peugeot Streetzone * Peugeot e-Streetzone * Peugeot Django * Peugeot Sum-Up 125 * Peugeot Belville * Peugeot Pulsion 125

Motorcycles

* Peugeot TLX * Peugeot XP6 * Peugeot XPS * Peugeot XR6 * Peugeot XR7

Motorsports

A Peugeot-engined Norton motorcycle ridden by

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won the twin-cylinder class of the inaugural

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races. Peugeot returned to top-level

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in 2016 via a Moto3 project in collaboration with parent company Mahindra. In

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Peugeot MC Saxoprint fielded two Mahindra-based Peugeot MGP3Os for

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and

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joined the team for the 2nd half of the season as a replacement for Masbou. McPhee took his, and Peugeot's, first Grand Prix win in wet conditions at

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. In

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, McPhee crashed while running in third place and was run over by

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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.

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replace him in Malaysia and Vicente Pérez replace him in Valencia In

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and Jakub Kornfeil rode for the team. At the end of the 2017 season both Peugeot and Mahindra withdrew from

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. The decision to withdraw was made so that the Mahindra Group could increase its focus on the

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Grand Prix motorcycle results

References

External links

Peugeot website

Peugeot Scooters
{{Major French motorcycle manufacturers Motorcycle manufacturers of France Motocycles Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1898 1898 establishments in France French brands Mahindra Group