Word: peugeots
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...suppliers that were believed to have signed exclusive deals with Volkswagen's joint venture. More recently, Chery has run afoul of GM by releasing a car, called the QQ, that looks almost exactly like a GM model--the Spark--that didn't hit the Chinese market until December. PSA Peugeot Citroen, the French maker of the successful Citroen sedan in central China, faces a similar problem. A local producer called Shanghai Maple introduced a model that looks startlingly like the Citroen: same body, same interior, even the same way of tooting the horn from the turn-signal toggle...
...Analysts say that VW's reputation for durability isn't suffering as much in Europe; its cars stack up well against rivals from Opel, GM's European subsidiary, and France's Renault (and far better than Italy's Fiat and France's Peugeot). In the U.S., the benchmarks for high quality are Toyota and Honda, nameplates that haven't sold as well in Europe (though that's changing). But the Golf V and its variants are facing a tougher European marketplace. The Golf will take on a new Opel Astra, which launches early next year, and faces formidable foes...
...sportsman be a champion without being a winner? Richard Burns can. With three races left in this year's World Rally Championship, the English driver of the Peugeot team leads the points table - without winning a single race. While his nearest rival, Norway's Petter Solberg, has racked up a couple of wins, Burns has amassed points by consistently finishing second and third. TONY ASHBY/AFP-GETTY...
Abbas loaded his family into their Peugeot station wagon and started speeding away. They were immediately shot up. It could have been the U.S. helicopter that had just dodged fire coming from his house. "I don't know who shot us," says Abbas, who has a white bandage wrapped around his head. "But I know the Americans saved my life." Abbas was picked up by a Black Hawk helicopter and flown to the base. His wife is in the hospital with him. His brother was evacuated to the Comfort. The five kids in the car all were killed...
...Abbas loaded his family into their Peugeot station wagon and started speeding away. They were immediately shot up. It could have been the U.S. helicopter says Abbas, who has a white bandage wrapped around his head. "But I know the Americans saved my life." Abbas was picked up by a Marine CH-46 helicopter and flown to the base. His wife is in the hospital with him. His brother was evacuated to the Comfort. The five kids in the car all were killed...