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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