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Sep 15, 2012

TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE

* Europe / France - Celebrating the centenary of the first truck manufacturing plant

(Photo: Paris-Rouen 1894. Albert Lemaître -pictured on left- was classified 1st in his Peugeot 3hp. Bicycle manufacturer Adolphe Clément-Bayard was the front passenger)
Paris,France -HGV UK -September 13, 2012: -- On the 10th of September, the granddaddy of all French trucks (and most European trucks as well) turned one-hundred. The anniversary of a manufacturing plant – and a very special one indeed... The Sochaux manufacturing plant, belonging to the PSA Peugeout- Citroën, is one of the most ancient active car plants in the world. While its history of production has been rocky and diversified, it was originally commissioned by Thierry Peugeot exclusively for the construction of trucks. This was motivated by the different economic and logistical scenario of France at the beginning of the century, when trucks were in an exceptionally high demand... This old truck plant is a glorious institution which still does very much for the French industry. It offers employment to more than 12,000 workers, and it is in the front-line of research and innovation in everything that is related to the cars of the PSA Peugeot- Citroën group...

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