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JET FORCE
Peugeot Motocycles grabbed all the media attention at the 2002 Munich Intermot Show
with its new Jet Force scooter. The sports bike will be available with a supercharged 125cc
engine, a first in its category and a worldwide exclusive from Peugeot Motocycles. It will
also come in a 50cc version, with a new horizontal, two-stroke, fuel-injected engine, and
in a naturally aspirated 125cc version. All models are compliant with future emissions
standards.
Jet Force’s architecture draws its inspiration from motorbikes, with a perimeter frame,
centralized shock absorber, and strut suspension providing flawless road-handling. Its
particularly exciting styling received the 2002 Motorcycle Design Association award in the
scooter category.
SOCIETE DE CONSTRUCTIONS MECANIQUES
PANHARD & LEVASSOR (SCMPL)
stood at €97 million at December 31,
2002, up 20% on the previous year.
SCMPL designs and builds wheeled
armored vehicles. In 2002, sales rose 7%
to €64.7 million, while operating margin
amounted to €1.5 million. The year was
shaped by sustained delivery of VBL light
armored vehicles to the French Army and
various export customers, notably Greece,
as well as by continued production of
diesel powertrains for retrofit on French
Army ERC Sagaie armored reconnaissance
vehicles and the start-up of a VBL rebuilding
program for the French Army.
The award of a new contract from the
French Army for 500 VBLs (of which 202
under a firm order) has enhanced the
company’s medium-term outlook. Backlog
Supported by these favorable medium-term
prospects in France and in export markets,
SCMPL also strengthened its strategy of
developing new products. At the Eurosatory
trade show, it presented the first prototypes
of two new armored vehicles that are
expected to secure its long-term future.
PROCESS CONCEPTION INGENIERIE (PCI)
PCI designs and manufactures industrial
equipment for four industrial processes:
assembly, stamping, body-in-white and
machining. Sales totaled €395 million in
2002, while order intake amounted to
€374 million at December 31, up 8% from
the year before.
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