Peugeot, Citroen as well as Vauxhall have signed an contract which might result in the co-development of four new vehicle platforms. The very first vehicles established with the new offer might show up by the end of 2016, while the firms insurance claim that the contract has the prospective to save a collective $2billion a year within five years.
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So far, spokesmen from both general Motors as well as PSA Peugeot Citroen are not able to verify details as to precisely which new vehicles will be impacted by the plans. However, they have provided a rough indicator of the four platforms which the firms might work together to establish as well as therefore cut costs:
One platform may underpin both a “compact-class Multi-Purpose Van” for Vauxhall (perhaps along the lines of the next Vauxhall Combo, replacing the present car co-developed with Fiat) as well as “a compact-class Crossover utility car for the Peugeot brand.” This is likely to be along the lines of a replacement for the 4007, the present version of which was established with Mitsubishi.
The firms are likewise planning a joint little MPV platform, which utilizes Citroen’s know-how in building small, well packaged as well as great value people carriers. This might be utilized to underpin the next Citroen C3 Picasso as well as Meriva.
The third platform to be investigated will be “an upgraded low CO2 little vehicle section platform to feed Vauxhall’s as well as PSA’s next-generation of vehicles in Europe as well as other regions.” This equates as a platform that might underpin the next, next generation of Vauxhall Corsa as well as Adam, the Peugeot 208 as well as the Citroen C3 as well as DS3.
Finally, there’s a possibility that the next Vauxhall Insignia, Peugeot 508 as well as Citroen C5 will likewise share a platform in purchase to make the sales numbers work, as purchasers shun conventional mainstream saloons in favour of crossovers as well as smaller vehicles offered by much more premium brands. This platform might likewise be utilized to underpin Astra, 308 as well as C4-sized cars, too.
A spokesperson for the GM side of the offer did state that “nothing is cast in stone… the contract is much more about determining platforms where cost savings might be made, then getting together as a team as well as going to the supply base.”

He added that there’s lots of willingness to see the offer work out, with the prospective for an statement about the project’s future “within the next six months.”