Peugeot 208

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French supermini; one of Europe's best-selling cars. The current second generation (launched 2019) is offered with petrol, mild-hybrid and fully electric (e-208) powertrains on the Stellantis CMP platform.

Origin

Headquarters

🇫🇷France EU

French automotive manufacturer headquartered in Poissy, Île-de-France; brand origins 1810 (Peugeot family ironworks), automobiles since 1889. Now part of Stellantis.

Produced in

🇸🇰Slovakia EU

The Peugeot 208 is built at Stellantis's Trnava plant in western Slovakia — the same plant that produces the Citroën C3 and Opel Corsa siblings. Some 208 variants are also built at Kenitra, Morocco. Engines come from Stellantis plants in Trémery and Douvrin (France) and Szentgotthárd (Hungary).

Raw materials

Steel from EU mills; battery cells (e-208) from ACC (Automotive Cells Company, a Stellantis/Mercedes/TotalEnergies JV); other components from Stellantis's pan-European supplier network.

Ownership

🇳🇱 Stellantis N.V. (publicly listed; largest single shareholder Exor — Agnelli family) — based in Netherlands EU

Peugeot is a brand of Stellantis N.V., a Dutch-incorporated automotive group formed in 2021 from the merger of FCA (Italian-American) and Groupe PSA (French). The largest shareholders are Exor (Agnelli family, ~14%, Italian), the Peugeot family (~7%, French), and the French State (~6%). The Peugeot family has retained an active stake throughout. Design and main R&D remain at Vélizy and La Garenne-Colombes, France; production is distributed across Stellantis plants in France, Spain, Slovakia and Morocco.

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Information last updated 14 May 2026. Spotted an inaccuracy? Send a correction.