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PSA Peugeot Citroën and MMC Enter Diesel Engine Supply Agreement
17th January, 2007 | ||||
In a joint statement Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and PSA Peugeot Citroën
announced today that they have signed an agreement under which Mitsubishi Motors
will be supplied with diesel engines by PSA Peugeot Citroën in a new collaborative
agreement. Under this agreement PSA Peugeot Citroën will start supplying Mitsubishi
Motors with its state-of-the-art 2.2l common-rail, direct-injection diesel
engine from mid-2007. This engine will also be fitted with a PSA Peugeot Citroën
patented particulate filter to deliver outstanding environmental performance. Mitsubishi Motors is to introduce its new SUV model, the Outlander in
Europe this month and towards the end of 2007, will add a new diesel version
powered by the 2.2l PSA Peugeot Citroën diesel engine. The Peugeot 4007 and Citroën C-Crosser will benefit from this
2.2l engine upon their commercial launch, i.e. mid-2007. In July 2005, the two companies decided to join forces and work on an
SUV-type 4WD vehicle for PSA Peugeot Citroën based on a new platform already
under development at MMC. This new agreement, which was not in the original
scheme of the partnership, means that the two companies extend their operational
ties into the field of component supply. This highlights the good relationship
of the two groups. Mitsubishi Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën will pursue their cooperation
strategy in "win-win" areas. |
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