Press release


04/09/2010

PSA Peugeot Citroën to Invest €175 Million to Produce New 3-Cylinder Turbo Petrol Engine

Between now and 2013, PSA Peugeot Citroën plans to invest €175 million at its La Française de Mécanique plant in Douvrin, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, to prepare for the production of a new 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine.

The investment follows on from the Group’s decision to extend its line-up of petrol engines with a turbocharged version of the 3-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine currently under development.

Series production is scheduled to start in early 2013, with an output of 320,000 units per year.

This new engine version is based on the 3-cylinder 1.2-litre naturally aspirated engine, which will be manufactured at the Group’s Trémery plant in eastern France starting in early 2012.

La Française de Mécanique currently builds petrol and diesel powerplants for Peugeot and Citroën Peugeot models, as well as the EP engine developed in partnership with the BMW Group.

With this investment, PSA Peugeot Citroën has confirmed its commitment to maintaining extensive engine production operations in France.

Both the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region and Pas-de-Calais departmental authorities are actively supporting the project, which will support industrial development and economic growth in France’s second-largest automotive region.

Commenting on the investment, Philippe Varin noted: “By producing this new engine at La Française de Mécanique, we will be able to leverage world-class manufacturing expertise. And with its state-of-the-art environmental technology, the new powerplant will enable PSA Peugeot Citroën to strengthen its leadership in low-carbon vehicles.”

Created in 1969, La Française de Mécanique is a 50-50 joint venture between PSA Peugeot Citroën and Renault, with 3,400 employees. It’s machining and assembly lines produce 6,200 engines per day. Output in 2009 totalled 1.3 million units, of which 942,000 were for PSA Peugeot Citroën.

PSA invests in three cylinder engines

April 12, 2010 19:44



PSA Peugeot Citroen to invest by 2013 some 175 million euros in its French factory of Mechanical Douvrin in the Pas de Calais for the production of new engines with three cylinders. This plant is also still co-owned Renault, which owns 50% of the plant mechanics.


Thus PSA announced that it will develop and produce engines L3 1000 and 1200 cm3 direct injection with or without turbo to achieve very low power consumption in order to strengthen the position of PSA in the fields of vehicles with low CO2 emissions. We therefore announced aspirated engines with power oscillating between 70 and 90 horsepower turbocharged versions and whose powers could range between 110 and 130 horsepower. The normally aspirated engines for their products will be on site Trémery Moselle.

These engines L3 complement the range of future L4 engines developed in partnership with BMW. Indeed, BMW Turbo finalizing the L3, it is reasonable to wonder if SAP does not take advantage of it for this much expertise and R & D Bavarian ... in the same vein one can also wonder if Renault does not benefit from these new engines since the firm also announced Billancourt L3 engine ... as Mercedes said work on such mechanical architecture since last year. Until that by 2015, Renault Nissan, Mercedes, Smart, Peugeot, Citroen engines offer the same or almost nothing on ... far from it but you can even ask the question!

This new engine generation is the future for C1, but also the 108 C3 and 208 or more powerful versions for the upcoming C4 or 308 Mk2. A nice industrial project that will follow with interest in the months and years ahead.

Update: Update from BMWblog evening confirming that these are clearly part of the L3 lineage L3 future BMW will be installed over the next Series1 and serie3.


Via bbc.

CHAN je napisal/-a:Peugeot 106 ali 107

drugmirko je napisal/-a:... če pa mene vprašate, pa ne verjamem, da bodo res čist takšni. predvsem zato, ker bi tako različni in baročni boki na C1 drastično podražli izdelavo! različen styling -predvsem sprednjih- luči in odbijačev bo ziher! dvomom pa da se bodo razlikovali tudi na bokih! tale "umetniška" interpretacija je bolj skupek napaberkovanih hišnih značilnosti današnjih modelov in konceptov vsake posamezne znamke...

Blasphemer je napisal/-a:... Čist možno glede na to, da je polovica tovarne v Renaultovi lasti.....

esem je napisal/-a:

Blasphemer je napisal/-a:... Čist možno glede na to, da je polovica tovarne v Renaultovi lasti.....

Katera tovarna je v PSA in Renault lasti in kaj je delala do sedaj?

Blasphemer je napisal/-a:Glede PSA tro-cilindrašev, a to bojo tut meli novodobni Renaulti? Čist možno glede na to, da je polovica tovarne v Renaultovi lasti. Pomojem 1.2 TCE 115 ne bo več dolgo v prodaji.

A glede na maksimaln output 0.9 TCE-a, bi reku da ta motor sploh ni biu v štartu dizajniran za moči večje od cca. 110km. Tako da jim falijo v ponudbi močni tro-cilindraši, ki bi nadomestli vstopne bencinarje v rangu megana itd.