Peugeot coming back to the US, but don't get too excited ...

"Darkbrador" (darkbrador)
08/10/2020 at 12:21 • Filed to: None

none of the nice sedans or wagons, rather some bloated thingies such as :

3008 :

5008 :

and a CUV’d version of the 308, with plastic clad and all :

(regular 308 shown here)

Je suis decu, Peugeot ...

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DISCUSSION (20)

WilliamsSW > Darkbrador
08/10/2020 at 12:40

Well, bloated thingies are all we buy here in the States, so I can’t really blame them.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Darkbrador
08/10/2020 at 12:46

I’d be fine with that if they brought their EV models over, bloated or not.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Darkbrador
08/10/2020 at 12:49

Maybe they will get brave and bring a true hatchback. Still, this is better than your sundry Nissan Rogues, but I'm disappointed we don't get any real French weirdness. And exactly no one will buy them, like Alfa.

For Sweden > Darkbrador
08/10/2020 at 12:54

Is Peugeot Mopar?

Nom De Plume > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
08/10/2020 at 13:12

Could be the next Kia.

There are tons of Alfa SUV on the road in close to base trim. Almost no Alfa Romeo cars ( with hood bolted down or other sales points completely overlooked by the muscle car fraternity).

dogisbadob > Darkbrador
08/10/2020 at 13:19

They should just captive import them as Dodges and Chryslers

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Darkbrador
08/10/2020 at 13:21

Can I has?

Kinja'd!!!

facw > Darkbrador
08/10/2020 at 13:23

Interesting, if St ellantis (still sounds terrible if you ask me...) were planning to bring over European crossovers, you’d think they might bring them as Chryslers so that Chrysler could have more than two cars as a brand. But from the article it sounds like they want to spin up a whole new dealer network for this. Maybe they are shooting for a Scion-style “cars for young people” approach and they think they need different branding and marketing for that?

Darkbrador > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
08/10/2020 at 13:30

yeah, right ?

Darkbrador > For Sweden
08/10/2020 at 13:31

They don’t mop anymore, they stellant, now :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellantis

Darkbrador > dogisbadob
08/10/2020 at 13:34

Well, the Dodge Omni was also the Talbot Horizon, back in the days, part of the Peugeot group at some point. Time is a flat circle ...

ranwhenparked > dogisbadob
08/10/2020 at 13:35

That would make a lot of sense, use two already established brands that consumers are familiar with. But, they might be trying to play up a "French chic" image, like cosmetics companies, or looking for more of a clean slate (Peugeot was last sold here so long ago, it might as well have been never).