Peugeot’s Blue Lion comprehensively leads green race

2009 Peugeot 308

• Peugeot tops European sales of low CO₂ vehicles
  
• In 2008 one in every six vehicles sold in Europe and in the UK, with CO₂ emissions below 121g/km, was a Peugeot
  
• Peugeot range features 36 vehicles with CO₂ emissions below 121g/km

Peugeot’s long term commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its vehicles has paid huge dividends with sales figures in 2008 placing Peugeot at the very top as the leading low CO₂ car company, both in the UK and across Europe.

Peugeot cars, identified to customers through its Blue Lion standards (which includes all sub 131g/km) is the most popular brand for economical and low CO₂ vehicles (of sub 121g/km and 131g/km) in the UK and throughout Europe.

In the UK throughout 2008, the best-selling low CO₂ vehicle in the sub 111g/km sector was the Peugeot 107 – recently enhanced with even lower CO₂ emissions of 106g/km – with 16,701 sold (15,333 in 2007). Impressively, sales of sub 121g/km vehicles also saw the107 joined by the 207 and 308, placed fifth and ninth – three cars in the top ten of all cars - placing Peugeot firmly at the top of this combined category with 38,458 (18.6% of all <121g/km)>

2008 UK sales of cars with CO₂ (121g/km)- <131g/km>

MARQUES	VOLUME (%)	MARQUES	VOLUME (%)
1 PEUGEOT	38,458 (18.6)	1 PEUGEOT	47,515 (14.3)
2 TOYOTA	30,471 (14.7)	2 FORD	40,909 (12.3)
3 FORD	26,321 (12.7)	3 VAUXHALL	33,266 (10.0)
4 CITROËN	22,178 (10.7)	4 TOYOTA	31,125 (9.4)
5 FIAT	15,974 (7.7)	5 CITROËN	23,591 (7.1)

Across Europe, a similar and equally positive story shows Peugeot comprehensively leading the sectors for sub 121g/km and 131g/km vehicles, where sales of some 315,805 (15.5%) and 441,385 (13.7%) cars were sold – more than any other marque in the lowest CO₂ categories. The Peugeot 107 was the best-selling, low CO₂ car in the sub 111g/km category, while the Peugeot 207 was the best-selling, low CO₂ car in both the sub 121g/km and 131g/km sectors.

2008 European sales of cars with CO₂ <121g/km>- <131g/km>

MARQUES	VOLUME (%)	MARQUES	VOLUME (%)
1 PEUGEOT	318,805 (15.5)	1 PEUGEOT	441,385 (13.7)
2 RENAULT	275,921 (13.5)	2 FIAT	395,059 (12.2)
3 FIAT	274,068 (13.4)	3 RENAULT	386,210 (11.9)
4 CITROEN	233,579 (11.4)	4 CITROËN	303,536 (9.4)
5 FORD	187,078 (9.2)	5 FIAT	275,797 (8.5)

Due to an extensive range of low CO₂ vehicles, Peugeot offers drivers a wide choice when looking to make an environmentally conscious decision. The benefits of choosing a low CO₂ car mean that it is correspondingly economical too, be it the 107 city car with emissions of just 106g/km or the five-door 308 family hatchback, which in 1.6-litre HDi 90 guise has CO₂ emissions of just 120g/km. Peugeot has some 36 vehicles across its 107, 207 and 308 ranges with CO₂ emissions less than 121g/km, and 48 (within its Blue Lion standards) with CO₂ emissions less than 131g/km. Christian Stein, Marketing Director at Peugeot in the UK, said; “Peugeot has long held a commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its vehicles and these sales statistics for 2008 show us to be at the very top as the leading low CO₂ car company, both in the UK and across Europe.

Peugeot cars, identified to customers through its Blue Lion standards is clearly the most popular brand for economical and low CO₂ vehicles throughout Europe. We are delighted to be comprehensively leading the ‘green race’ with the benefit of lower running costs for our customers.” The source of this information is the AAA (Association Auxilaire de l’Automobile) who is the official supplier of automotive information to the European Commission.

[Source : PEUGEOT]