PSA Peugeot-Citron, Ford Renewing Small Diesel Engine Tie-Up

Cameron Aubernon
by Cameron Aubernon

A tie-up between PSA Peugeot-Citroën and Ford involving small diesel engines will be extended in time for the former’s new diesel family debut.

The extension comes ahead of PSA’s new DV-R diesels’ showroom debut, set for 2017 through 2018, Automotive News Europe reports. Variants of the DV-R family, which all will be compliant with Euro 6.2 emissions standards set to go into effect by 2017, will find their way into Ford models at the same time.

PSA is investing €60 million ($67.4 million USD) into producing 640,000 units of the engines per year in Douvrin, France starting in 2017, with 640,000 more to depart annually from Tremery, France from 2018 forward. Some of those engines will head across the Channel to a Ford facility in the United Kingdom for final assembly beginning in the same period.

The partnership between the two automakers has been ongoing since 1998, though Ford dropped PSA diesels above 2.0 liters in displacement in 2012 when PSA was briefly tied-up with General Motors.

The latest extension is expected to be signed this summer, ensuring the partnership lasts beyond the 2017 deadline for the current agreement.

[Image credit: PSA Peugeot-Citroën and Ford]

Cameron Aubernon
Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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  • Mason Mason on May 07, 2015

    They need to make their way across the big channel to the states.

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    • Bball40dtw Bball40dtw on May 07, 2015

      They won't. Unless it's a truck or SUV, Ford has zero interest selling diesel powered vehicles in the US. Look for a ground up hybrid before a diesel Focus or Fusion.

  • Mason Mason on May 07, 2015

    "There is no compelling reason to bring the engine over here." That's your opinion, but does not reflect the same feelings of many. And manufacturers are slowly listening with the addition one or two models every year in diesel form. The next "brodozer" will be in the form of the Mazda 6 with SKYACTIV-D and an Audi Q7 diesel hybrid, among others I'm sure.

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    • Big Al from Oz Big Al from Oz on May 08, 2015

      @Carrera, It's the same here in Australia. Diesel is actually more expensive that petrol, by quite a margin, 10c to 20c per litre. Diesel offers effortless driving. Many enthusiasts of cars don't seem to realise that the majority of people who operate vehicles aren't worried about 0-60 times as much as the enthusiast. The modern diesel offers, in my case a pickup, 4 cyl economy with V8 style driving. That is one thing a gas engine can't offer. Not yet anyway.

  • Marcelo de Vasconcellos Marcelo de Vasconcellos on May 07, 2015

    Diesel engines are vile, smelly, noisy things. That being said, some like them! PSA are among the best as are Fiat. having experienced mostly as rentals in Europe (in cars I mean), there is the whole calculation thing. In Europe much less, but in the US, not considering personal taste, on a financial scale, it makes less sense. Even here, you have to drive upwards of 100km per day to make sense. And that because regulations means diesels are only available in SUV/4x4/CUV like vehicles.

    • Big Al from Oz Big Al from Oz on May 08, 2015

      Hey Marcelo! So do you or don't you like diesel power? I can't seem to see any indication in your comment of what you like;)

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