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October 25,
2002
November 18,
2002
Agreement signed with Dong Feng
Motors to implement the next phase
in the Group’s development in China
In partnership with Dong Feng Motors,
this second phase will drive strong
growth in Group production and sales
in China, through the launch of new
Citroën models and the local
introduction of the Peugeot marque.
November 12,
2002
Peugeot wins World Rally
Championship
For the third year in a row, Peugeot
wins the manufacturer’s title of
the World Rally Championship,
and Marcus Grönholm, driving
a Peugeot 206 WRC, takes
his second driver’s championship.
3 millionth Peugeot 206 assembled
in Mulhouse
Four years after launch, production
of the Peugeot 206 topped
three million units. Sold in more than
121 countries worldwide, the model
was Europe’s best-selling car in both
2001 and 2002.
October 28,
2002
December 1,
2002
A new assembly plant to be built in Europe
Citroën wins both French and
Spanish Rally Championships
To extend the Group’s manufacturing base after 2006, a new assembly
plant will be built in Trnava, Slovakia. Dedicated to the production of small,
platform-1 vehicles, the plant will have annual capacity of 300,000 cars
and will employ 3,500 people.
Citroën wins both the marque and driver titles
in the French Rally Championship, with the
Saxo Super 1600, and in the Spanish Rally
Championship with the Citroën Xsara WRC.
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