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DEALERS need to embrace Twitter and Facebook if they want to be successful in the future, says Peugeot’s MD.
Jon Goodman told Car Dealer he believes social media is only going to get more and more important to dealers in the years to come.
And he says by engaging now, dealers can steal a march on [...]

CITROEN has appointed Charles Peugeot as sales director for the UK cars division following CV success.
Under his watch, Citroen commercial vehicle sales rose by nearly 25 percent.
Now, he’s taking over the top sales job in Citroen UK, a promotion that he will take on from 1 August.
‘Citroen has changed dramatically in recent years,’ said Peugeot, [...]

PEUGEOT has unveiled its brand new 508 saloon which it says marks an all-new design look for the French brand.

Set for launch at the start of 2011, the new saloon and SW estate will get their public debut at the Paris Motor Show in October.
Peugeot says the new 508 carries design concepts first unveiled on [...]

PEUGEOT will pilot its new Mu rental service in two UK dealers as it gears up to full deployment of the service.

Described as ‘groundbreaking’ by Peugeot MD Jon Goodman, the mobility service is genuinely new.
It is based around a credit card-style ‘Mu card’. Customers buy one of these for a one-off £10 charge, which gives [...]

RICHARD Rhodes Peugeot in Wigan has been sold to Stoneacre Motor Group as the firm ups its Peugeot holdings.
It is Stoneacre’s third Peugeot acquisition in as many years, and takes its total locations to 25. These represent 11 different car brands.
The sale was achieved through ASE’s Dealermatch service. Transaction manager there, David Kendrick, said: ‘From [...]

A sleek coupe with design cues to rival an Audi R8, built in the same factory as the Aston Martin Rapide but yet can be bought for £20k? Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it – but it’s not.
This month, Peugeot’s hotly anticipated RCZ hits dealer showrooms and with it a tidal wave of customers. [...]

HARRATTS has opened the 12th dealer in its territory with the launch of city centre outlet Peugeot Leeds.
Doors will open of the Scott Hall Road retailer next month.
It is big news for local employees – Harratts has taken over the territory of Robins & Day Horsforth and Evans Halshaw Central Leeds. These employees will [...]

I HAVE never heard the words ‘Audi TT’ bounded around so much as at the Peugeot RCZ launch on Wednesday.
Okay, so it is the obvious rival to the new coupe, but, honestly does every little detail have to be compared to the German offering?
‘Oh yes, it’s a bit wider than the TT’ and ‘Oh, it [...]

GATEWAY Peugeot in Crewe, Cheshire, will be the first to preview the RCZ coupe ahead of it going on sale in May.
The invitation-only event will be held on Monday April 12th, with around 30 or 40 of the dealership’s customers due to attend.
The car is being taken on tour around the UK by Peugeot, [...]

EUROPEAN honours have been bestowed on 3 UK Peugeot car dealers by the brand’s French HQ.
Impressively, the 3 homegrown car dealers were among 15 honoured – from a total European pool of more than 1200 retailers!
It’s a big vote of success to the strength of the Peugeot UK car dealer network, and has delighted Peugeot [...]