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Group financing<br />

Working capital provided by operations and<br />

gross capital expenditure – manufacturing<br />

and sales companies<br />

Working capital provided by operations<br />

of the manufacturing and sales<br />

companies rose 18% to €4,059 million<br />

in 2002, representing 7.7% of sales.<br />

In 2001 and 2000, respectively, working<br />

capital provided by operations totaled<br />

€3,440 million and €3,221 million,<br />

representing 6.8% and 7.5% of sales.<br />

Working capital of the manufacturing<br />

and sales companies was reduced by<br />

€330 million. Comparable working<br />

capital increased by €422 million in<br />

2001and by €238 million in 2000.<br />

Changes in working capital by business<br />

were as follows:<br />

Automobile Division working capital was<br />

reduced by €372 million, after rising by<br />

€367 million in 2001 and €474 million<br />

in 2000. The decrease in 2002 stemmed<br />

primarily from an increase in supplier<br />

credit, due to normal production levels in<br />

the last quarter of 2002 as opposed to<br />

below-average production in the same<br />

period of 2001. In the three months from<br />

October to December 2002, a total of<br />

835,800 vehicles rolled off the production<br />

line. In the same period of 2001,<br />

production was scaled back to<br />

764,800 units, due to the uncertain<br />

outlook following the events of<br />

September 2001.<br />

(in millions of euros) 2002 2001 2000<br />

Automobile 372 (367) (474)<br />

Transportation and Logistics 27 17 (220)<br />

Automotive Equipment 84 (127) (37)<br />

Other businesses (153) 55 493<br />

Total manufacturing and sales companies 330 (422) (238)<br />

New vehicle inventories at end-2002 were<br />

1% down on their year-earlier level,<br />

despite the sharp rise in sales to markets<br />

outside Western Europe. Delivery times to<br />

these markets are longer than in Western<br />

Europe, with the result that average<br />

inventories are larger. The low inventories<br />

of the last three years are the direct result<br />

of strong demand for Peugeot and<br />

Citroën vehicles and improved Automobile<br />

Division supply chain management:<br />

(in units)<br />

New vehicles inventories<br />

Manufacturer Dealer network Total<br />

December 31, 2000 217,300 48,400 266,300<br />

June 30, 2001 271,000 55,200 326,400<br />

December 31, 2001 222,200 49,400 272,300<br />

June 30, 2002 229,000 51,000 280,000<br />

December 31, 2002 216,500 53,000 269,500<br />

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<strong>PSA</strong> <strong>PEUGEOT</strong> CITROËN - MANAGING BOARD REPORT

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