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Paul · Apr 9th, 2003, 05:00 AM

That will be clever, because for all I've seen they dont plan to start making the engines until the end of 2005.

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PSA Peugeot Citroën and BMW Group Join forces to develop and produce a new family of gasoline engines

PSA Peugeot Citroën and BMW Group have announced today that they have joined forces to develop and manufacture a new family of small gasoline engines. Peugeot, Citroen and future variants of MINI vehicles will be equipped with engines out of this cooperation project. The engine will benefit from the latest technologies.

The BMW Group R&D department will be in charge of designing the engines, and the common project team will be based in Munich. PSA Peugeot Citroën will manage process development, engineering for production as well as procurement. The production capacity will meet the future needs of Peugeot, Citroën and MINI vehicles and could reach up to 1,000,000 units a year.

The cooperation which calls for both expertise in automotive technologies and the ability to manage large-scale production, is expected to generate economies of scale and meet both partners' segment specific gasoline engine requirements.

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PSA Peugeot Citroën / BMW

In July 2002, PSA Peugeot Citroën and BMW announced their cooperation to develop and manufacture a new family of small gasoline engines. These engines, benefiting from the latest technologies, will be used in small and mid-range Peugeot and Citroën vehicles, as well as future MINI models.

These new engines will be produced in Douvrin, France (Française de Mécanique), in a new production unit with a capacity of 2,500 engines a day.

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Paris - 01/31/2003

New Family of small Gasoline Engines in Douvrin, France

End of 2005, PSA Peugeot Citroën will manufacture the new family of small gasoline engines, developed in cooperation with BMW Group, in Douvrin*, France. The new production unit will have a capacity of 2,500 engines a day.

The engines, benefiting from the latest technologies, will be used in small and mid-range Peugeot and Citroën vehicles, as well as future MINI models. Ultimately, the new family of engines could equip a million vehicles a year.

The engines will be produced using the “module” manufacturing process, developed for the 2001 launch of the 1.4-liter HDi common rail diesel engine. This process entails developing a highly integrated production unit, easily duplicable at other sites, that comprises machining lines for the main engine components (cylinder head, crankcase, crankshaft, and connecting rod) and the related assembly lines.

The new unit will cover around 60,000 square meters and will require an investment of some EUR 430 million. It will employ 850 people at full capacity.

Announced in July 2002, the cooperation between the two carmakers became active with the signature in December 2002 by Jean-Martin Folz, Chairman of PSA Peugeot Citroën, and Helmut Panke, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW Group, on the cooperative agreement to develop and manufacture the new family of gasoline engines.

* Created in 1969, Française de Mécanique, located in Douvrin, is specialized in mass production of engines. With a workforce of more than 4,000, the mechanical components machining and assembly departments manufacture more than 7,600 engines a day for PSA Peugeot.

Apr 9th, 2003, 05:00 AM	#18
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 08:54 PM Posts: 40,555 Offline	That will be clever, because for all I've seen they dont plan to start making the engines until the end of 2005. Quote: PSA Peugeot Citroën and BMW Group Join forces to develop and produce a new family of gasoline engines PSA Peugeot Citroën and BMW Group have announced today that they have joined forces to develop and manufacture a new family of small gasoline engines. Peugeot, Citroen and future variants of MINI vehicles will be equipped with engines out of this cooperation project. The engine will benefit from the latest technologies. The BMW Group R&D department will be in charge of designing the engines, and the common project team will be based in Munich. PSA Peugeot Citroën will manage process development, engineering for production as well as procurement. The production capacity will meet the future needs of Peugeot, Citroën and MINI vehicles and could reach up to 1,000,000 units a year. The cooperation which calls for both expertise in automotive technologies and the ability to manage large-scale production, is expected to generate economies of scale and meet both partners' segment specific gasoline engine requirements. Quote: PSA Peugeot Citroën / BMW In July 2002, PSA Peugeot Citroën and BMW announced their cooperation to develop and manufacture a new family of small gasoline engines. These engines, benefiting from the latest technologies, will be used in small and mid-range Peugeot and Citroën vehicles, as well as future MINI models. These new engines will be produced in Douvrin, France (Française de Mécanique), in a new production unit with a capacity of 2,500 engines a day. Quote: Paris - 01/31/2003 New Family of small Gasoline Engines in Douvrin, France End of 2005, PSA Peugeot Citroën will manufacture the new family of small gasoline engines, developed in cooperation with BMW Group, in Douvrin, France. The new production unit will have a capacity of 2,500 engines a day. The engines, benefiting from the latest technologies, will be used in small and mid-range Peugeot and Citroën vehicles, as well as future MINI models. Ultimately, the new family of engines could equip a million vehicles a year. The engines will be produced using the “module” manufacturing process, developed for the 2001 launch of the 1.4-liter HDi common rail diesel engine. This process entails developing a highly integrated production unit, easily duplicable at other sites, that comprises machining lines for the main engine components (cylinder head, crankcase, crankshaft, and connecting rod) and the related assembly lines. The new unit will cover around 60,000 square meters and will require an investment of some EUR 430 million. It will employ 850 people at full capacity. Announced in July 2002, the cooperation between the two carmakers became active with the signature in December 2002 by Jean-Martin Folz, Chairman of PSA Peugeot Citroën, and Helmut Panke, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW Group, on the cooperative agreement to develop and manufacture the new family of gasoline engines. Created in 1969, Française de Mécanique, located in Douvrin, is specialized in mass production of engines. With a workforce of more than 4,000, the mechanical components machining and assembly departments manufacture more than 7,600 engines a day for PSA Peugeot.