PSA/Peugeot-Citroen said production at its European plants is returning to normal in the wake of supply disruptions caused by the Japanese earthquake
PSA Peugeot Citroen "expects to see a gradual return to normal conditions, beginning Thursday, 31 March," after disruptions announced last week in some of its production in Europe, caused by difficulties in deliveries of electronic components from Japan, the group said on Monday afternoon (28 March).
Volkswagen, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Ford and other European automakers may be forced to halt production in coming weeks as component suppliers in earthquake-ravaged Japan struggle to restart factories, weekend media reports said.
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Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile expects to increase production next year. TPCA's factory in the Czech Republic built 11 percent fewer cars last year than in 2009.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has started to reduce production at some European factories after Hitachi, which supplies it with diesel engine components, was hurt by the Japan earthquake disaster.
TPCA, the car-making joint venture between Toyota and PSA Peugeot Citroen in the Czech Republic, said 2010 profits were flat compared with 2009 despite a drop in both sales and output.
Citroen says demand for its electric vehicles is being boosted by companies seeking environmentally friendly transport. The French brand expects to to sell 4,000 EVs this year, Xavier Duchemin, the brand's spokesman for EVs, said.
The relationship between Citroen Racing's teammates Sebastien Loeb and Sebastien Ogier seems to have degraded since the Rally of Mexico, where Loeb clinched victory after Ogier was forced to retire following an accident while leading.
Sebastien Loeb made the most of Citroen team-mate Sebastien Ogier's crash to win Rally Guanajuato Mexico for the fifth time in Leon earlier today.
Citroen DS3 drivers Sébastien Ogier and Sébastien Loeb pulled away in front in the first day of rally Mexico.
After having been dominated by Ford at the Swedish Rally, the Citroen team intends to regain the advantage this weekend in Mexico.
Volkswagen, PSA Peugeot-Citroen and other automakers will invest more than CNY10bn (US$1.52bn) in manufacturing capacity in China's Guangdong province this year, it was reported at the weekend.
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PSA's China sales rose 12.9% in January on year-on-year figures. The automaker and its Chinese partner Dongfeng sold 24,400 Citroen vehicles and 17,500 Peugeots in the first month of the year.
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Renault, like French rival PSA Peugeot Citroen, has booked a dramatic turnaround in group operating profit for full year 2010.
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PSA Peugeot Citroen has booked a solid almost EUR1.9bn turnaround in operating income, making EUR621m in 2010 compared with a 2009 loss of EUR1,257m.
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The World Rally Cars of 2011 have reached the paddock in Sweden for the opening round of the WRC this weekend. Kimi Raikkonen's private Citroen DS3 R3 has arrived in a black and white livery, without any sponsors.
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Limited edition BLACKCHERRY model heralds arrival of uprated C3 Picasso range.
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