The Peugeot company launches its metallurgy business.
1919
09/07/1919
Launch of the Type A car, the first Citroën car.
1890
07/12/1890
First petrol car manufactured by Peugeot
1970
1976
06/01/1976
The PSA Peugeot Citroën Group is created by the merger of Citroën S.A. and Peugeot S.A. Automobiles Peugeot and Automobiles Citroën become wholly-owned PSA Peugeot Citroën subsidiaries.
1978
22/12/1977
PSA Peugeot Citroën acquires Chrysler Europe.
1979
05/01/1979
Creation of Compagnie Générale de Crédit aux Particuliers (Crédipar).
1977
06/01/1977
Jean-Paul Parayre appointed Chairman of the Managing Board replaces François Gautier.
1979
08/12/1979
The Talbot brand is introduced to replace the Chrysler brand in Europe.
1980
1980
03/02/1980
Peugeot and Talbot merge
1987
03/02/1987
Aciers et Outillages Peugeot and Cycles Peugeot merge to form ECIA, a PSA Peugeot Citroën subsidiary and pan-European auto equipment manufacturer.
1984
03/02/1984
Jacques Calvet appointed Chairman of the Managing Board
1990
1992
03/02/1992
DCAC joint-venture set up with Dongfeng Motors to assemble Citroën ZX models in China. The final assembly plants is built in Wuhan, Hubei Province, while mechanical components production is based in Xiangfan.
1998
03/02/1998
ECIA completes a friendly acquisition of equipment manufacturer Bertrand Faure. The new company, named Faurecia, is more than 50% owned by PSA Peugeot Citroên.
1997
03/02/1997
Jean-Martin Folz appointed Chairman of the Managing Board
1998
03/02/1998
Acquisition of Sevel Argentina
1998
03/02/1998
Common-Rail, direct Injection HDI diesel engine presented and later offered on all the Peugeot and Citroën line-ups.
2000
2000
03/02/2000
Diesel particulate-filter system unveilled and introduced.
2002
03/02/2002
Joint-venture DPCA created with Dongfeng Motors to expand cooperative production of Peugeot and Citroën models in China.
2004
03/02/2004
New Automotive Design Network ( ADN) center inaugurated in Vélizy to house all of the Group's styling studios and innovation teams
2005
03/02/2005
Joint PSA Peugeot Citroën - Toyota production plant inaugurated in Kolín, Czech Republic.
2007
03/02/2007
Appointment of Christian Streiff as Chairman of the Managing Board
2009
03/02/2009
Appointment of Philippe Varin as Chairman of the Managing Board.
2001
03/02/2001
Porto Real production plant inaugurated in Brazil.
2006
03/02/2006
New production plant inaugurated in Travna, Slovakia.
2008
03/02/2008
The cornerstone is laid for the Kaluga plant in Russia and an agreement is signed with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.
2010
2010
03/02/2010
Signature of a joint-venture with China Changan Automobile Group in China (approuved by the chinese authorities in July 2011).
2011
03/02/2011
BMW and PSA Peugeot Citroën invest 100 million euros in a new hybrid technologies joint-venture.
2012
2012
29/02/2012
PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Motors create a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance
