Key facts

1977

Production: SMAE (Société Mécanique Automobile de l'Est) is set up in Trémery, in the Lorraine region, to manufacture gear boxes and new engines for the two marque's mid-sized ranges.
The Vigo facility manufactures the 504, bringing Peugeot back onto the Spanish market.

Acquisition: of SAMM, a company manufacturing components for the aeronautics industry.

Launch: the Peugeot 305.

The group's annual output: 1,612,800 vehicles