Peugeot Motocycles

Peugeot Motocycles
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Motorcycle manufacturing
Founded	1 January 1898; 128 years ago in France
Founder	Peugeot
Headquarters	France
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Scooters, motorcycles, mopeds
Owner	Mutares (since February 2023)
Parent	Mutares
Website	www.peugeot-motocycles.eu

Peugeot Motocycles is a French company specializing in the manufacture of scooters and compact motorcycles. Since February 2023, ownership has been held by the German investment group Mutares.

History

Peugeot's inaugural motorcycle was constructed in 1898, featuring a De Dion-Bouton engine installed on the rear wheel. Although it was exhibited at the 1898 Paris Exhibition, it did not enter commercial production. By 1900, Peugeot had ventured into quadricycle manufacturing but discontinued this line by 1903. Inspired by the French-built Werner Brothers and Company Motobicyclette, Peugeot began producing motorcycles in 1901 equipped with Swiss Zürcher and Lüthi (ZL) engines. The introduction of the Peugeot 500 M in 1914 marked a milestone as the first motorcycle to feature a dual overhead camshaft design. Peugeot expanded its portfolio by acquiring pioneering motorcycle and scooter manufacturer Automoto in 1930, maintaining market leadership in France until the 1950s.

In June 1981, Peugeot entered a collaboration with Honda to procure Japanese two-stroke engines, variator transmissions, and electrical parts for its scooters. The 1983 Peugeot SC became the first French scooter to utilize a plastic body, powered by Honda’s 50 and 80 cm³ two-stroke engines paired with an automatic gearbox adapted from the Honda Lead (NH). On October 1, 1984, Honda secured a 25% share in Peugeot MTC, while PSA Group retained the remaining 75%. This partnership persisted throughout the 1990s with Honda engines powering models such as the Peugeot SV scooter. In 2000, Peugeot released the Honda Foresight 250 under its own branding as the Peugeot SV 250.

On October 28, 2006, Peugeot established a joint venture equally shared with Jinan Qingqi to manufacture scooters in China intended for export to Europe. Early products included models like the Peugeot 103 “Vogue,” Kisbee, Citystar, and V-Click, followed later by Ludix and Django series. In 2008, a deal with Sanyang Industry (SYM) facilitated production of scooters such as the Peugeot Tweet and LXR, which were based on Taiwanese SYM designs assembled in China.

Peugeot ceased operations at its Dannemarie engine plant in December 2012, transferring part of its manufacturing to Qingqi-Peugeot’s facility in Jinan, China.

In October 2014, Mahindra and Mahindra acquired a controlling interest of 51% in Peugeot Motocycles; meanwhile, PSA Group maintained a 49% stake along with brand ownership. At this time, Peugeot was producing scooters and three-wheelers ranging from 50cc to 500cc across two manufacturing sites located in Mandeure, France, and Jinan, China. Mahindra completed full acquisition of the company in 2019.

In November 2022, Munich-based private equity firm Mutares purchased a half equity stake along with an 80% controlling interest in Peugeot Motocycles; this transaction was finalized in February 2023.

By June 2023, Peugeot Motocycles formed a partnership with DAB Motors to manufacture and distribute electric motorcycles. The production of the electric DAB 1α model is scheduled to commence at Peugeot’s Mandeure facility in 2024.

Mopeds

Peugeot 101
Peugeot 102
Peugeot 103 – produced since 1972 with various versions including LSMs, SP, Land, Chrono, Electronics, TLX, RCX, Clip, Vogue, FXR, CRX, TSM among others

Scooters

Peugeot S55
Peugeot S57
Peugeot SC/SX
Peugeot ST/Rapido
Peugeot SV
Peugeot Buxy
Peugeot Speedake
Peugeot Squab
Peugeot Scoot'Elec
Peugeot Speedfight
Peugeot Elyseo
Peugeot Elystar
Peugeot Looxor
Peugeot JetForce
Peugeot Ludix
Peugeot Satelis and Satelis Compressor
Peugeot Sum Up and Sum-Up 125
Peugeot Tweet
Peugeot Vivacity and e-Vivacity
Peugeot Kisbee
Peugeot Citystar
Peugeot Metropolis 400
Peugeot Streetzone
Peugeot V-Clic
Peugeot Django
Peugeot Belville
Peugeot Pulsion

Motorcycles

Peugeot 500 M
Peugeot TLX
Peugeot XP6
Peugeot XPS
Peugeot XR6
Peugeot XR7

Motorsports

A Norton motorcycle powered by a Peugeot engine, piloted by Rem Fowler, claimed victory in the twin-cylinder category at the first-ever Isle of Man TT in 1907.

In 2016, Peugeot made a return to premier motorcycle racing via a Moto3 initiative in partnership with its parent company Mahindra. The team, known as Peugeot MC Saxoprint, entered two Mahindra-based MGP3O motorcycles ridden by John McPhee and Alexis Masbou; mid-season, Albert Arenas took over from Masbou. McPhee achieved both his own and the manufacturer's inaugural Grand Prix triumph during the rain-affected 2016 Czech Republic GP. Unfortunately, injuries sustained by McPhee in Australia forced him to miss the last two events of the season, with Hafiq Azmi and Vicente Pérez stepping in as replacements.

For the 2017 season, Patrik Pulkkinen and Jakub Kornfeil represented the team. At the conclusion of that year, both Mahindra and Peugeot withdrew from Grand Prix motorcycle competitions to enable Mahindra Group to concentrate on their FIA Formula E Championship endeavors.

Grand Prix motorcycle results

Season	Class	Team	Machine	Rider	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	R.C.	Points	M.C.	Points
2016	Moto3	Peugeot MC Saxoprint	Peugeot MGP3O	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall John McPhee	QAT 27	ARG 7	AME 21	ESP Ret	FRA 20	ITA 23	CAT 15	NED 16	GER 6	AUT 24	CZE 1	GBR 17	RSM 20	ARA 13	JPN Ret	AUS Ret	MAL	VAL	22nd	48	4th	55
				Template:Country data MYS Template:Namespace detect showall Hafiq Azmi																<style="background:#dfffdf;">MAL 11			33rd	5
				Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Vicente Pérez																<style="background:#cfcfff;">VAL 23	NC	0
				Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Alexis Masbou	QAT 24	ARG 21	AME 16	ESP Ret	FRA 19	ITA Ret	CAT Ret	NED Ret	GER 16								NC	0
				Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Albert Arenas								<style="background:#cfcfff;" \| AUT 22 <style="background:#efcfff;" \| CZE Ret <style="background:#efcfff;" \| GBR Ret <style="background:#cfcfff;" \| RSM 19 <style="background:#cfcfff;" \| ARA 24 <style="background:#dfffdf;" \| JPN 14 <style="background:#cfcfff;" \| AUS 16 <style="background:#efcfff;" \| MAL Ret <style="background:#cfcfff;" \| VAL 24	35th	2
2017	Moto3	Peugeot MC Saxoprint	Peugeot MGP3O	Template:Country data CZE Template:Namespace detect showall Jakub Kornfeil	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|QAT 20	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|ARG 18	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|AME 23	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|ESP 18	style="background:#dfffdf;" \|FRA 11	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|ITA 20	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|CAT 22	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|NED 17	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|GER 18	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|CZE 20	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|AUT 20	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|GBR 23	style="background:#dfffdf;" \|RSM 7	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|ARA 25	style="background:#dfffdf;" \|JPN 8	style="background:#dfffdf;" \|AUS 12	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|MAL 21	style="background:#cfcfff;" \|VAL 18	22nd ! 26 ! rowspan=2 \| 4th ! 26 \|-	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Patrik Pulkkinen	style= " background: #efcfff; " \| QAT Ret \|\| style= " background: # cfc fff; " \| ARG 26 \|\| style= " background: # cfc fff; " \| AME 27 \|\| style= " background: # cfc fff; " \| ESP 26 \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| FRA 23 \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| ITA 27 \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| CAT 27 \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| NED 22 \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| GER 25 \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| CZE 30 \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| AUT 24 \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| GBR 24 \|\| style= " background: # ef c fff; " \| RSM Ret \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| ARA 29 \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| JPN 22 \|\| style= " background: # ef c fff; " \| AUS Ret \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| MAL 23 \|\| style= " background: # c fc fff; " \| VAL 29 ! NC ! 0

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