Peugeot will release a pickup truck in conjunction with the Chinese

The leadership of the French group PSA, which includes brands such as Peugeot, Citroen, Vauxhall and Opel, has decided that their lineup is not enough car in the back of a pickup truck. According to some reports, the car of this segment will soon enjoy high popularity in Europe and around the world. Therefore, it was decided by 2020 to develop and put into production a car of this class, which will engage directly with Chinese experts of the company Changan.

For the Chinese engineers to develop pickup trucks for the European market will be the debut project. It is assumed that the main competitors in this field is models of Mitsubishi L200, Nissan Navara and Renault Alaskan. The last two cars have also been developed in joint ventures.

Speaking specifically about the brand Peugeot in their lineup already has a car in this class. However it is available for African countries, and built on the platform of the Chinese Dongfeng. The engineers of the French brand took the model of Rich, embellished it, changed some trim to make a stamp of your logo on the back of the machine and allowed to implementation.

In the engine compartment of the new Peugeot pick-up, presumably, will house a turbocharged diesel volume of 2.5 liters capacity of 115 horsepower. He will interact with a mechanical 5-speed transmission. The drive can be both full and to the rear axle.

The novelty must first appear in the Chinese market, and then will be available in many other countries, including in Europe.