PSA Group has confirmed that it is co-operating with Chinese brand Changan to develop a pickup truck for market by 2020 as the segment grows in Europe and international markets.
Under the agreement, which was signed in June, an all-new platform has been developed for the car, which will serve as a rival to the Nissan Navara, Renault Alaskan and Mitsubishi L200.
If launched in the UK, the pickup will likely undercut rivals, but the PSA side of the deal will likely result in both Peugeot and Citroën variants of the truck, as well as a Vauxhall-badged model, given these brands' activities in the commercial vehicle market.
The pickup segment is experiencing something of a resurgence in recent months. New entries have come from Renault and Mercedes-Benz under an agreement between Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi and Daimler to share the platform of the Navara.
It won’t be the only PSA pickup in the portfolio. Peugeot currently produces the Pick Up - a rebadged Dongfeng Rich - for the African market. However, the Changan truck will be the first PSA pickup in Europe since the Peugeot 504, last sold in the early 1990s.
A pickup truck has been in the works since PSA's Push to Pass plan was revealed last year, although a joint venture with Toyota or Fiat did not come to pass, despite PSA's past commercial vehicle tie-ins with these brands.
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Bazzer
If Vauxhall sell this, and it
If Vauxhall sell this, and it is NOT made in China, I will definitely have one.
typos1
Are you gonna sell your made
Are you gonna sell your made in China iphone then ?
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Bazzer
How do you know it's made in
How do you know it's made in China?
"Apple has factories involved in iPhone production in China, Taiwan, Thailand,Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the Czech Republic, Philippines and the U.S."
typos1
Its well known that theyre
Its well known that theyre assembled in China and Taiwan, by a Chinese company.
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Bazzer
typos1
Priceless comment.
typos1
I guess the GM Europe-Renault
I guess the GM Europe-Renault commercial joint venture will end soon, now PSA owns Vauxhall & Opel.
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Spanner
Note to autocar
Please rember to draw the rest of the car on. You appear to have forgotten a bit.
jason_recliner
That 'artist's illustration' is hilarious!
I love the way it is still watermarked, in case another publication wished to steal it.
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