Editing Peugeot (section)

===1980s and 1990s===
[[File:Pug205gti vorn.jpg|thumb|[[Peugeot 205]]]]

In 1983, Peugeot launched the successful [[Peugeot 205]] supermini, which is largely credited for turning the company's fortunes around. The 205 was regularly the bestselling car in France, and was also popular in other parts of Europe, including Britain, where sales regularly topped 50,000 a year by the late 1980s. It won plaudits for its styling, ride and handling. It remained on sale in many markets until 1998, overlapping with the introduction of the [[Peugeot 106|106]] in 1991, and ceasing production at the launch of the [[Peugeot 206|206]], the best-selling Peugeot model of all time, with 8,358,217 cars sold by 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.actu-automobile.com/2012/12/18/peugeot-206-fin-de-la-production/|title=Peugeot 206+ : fin de la production|last=Rabatel|first=Sébastien|date=18 December 2012|website=- Actu automobile|access-date=6 March 2017}}</ref>

As part of the [[Guangzhou Peugeot Automobile Company]] (GPAC) joint venture, the [[Peugeot 504]] and [[Peugeot 505|505]] were built in China from 1985 to 1997.

[[File:2000 Peugeot 306 Meridian 1.6.jpg|thumb|left|[[Peugeot 306]]]]
By 1987, the company had dropped the Talbot brand for passenger cars when it ceased production of the Simca-based [[Chrysler Horizon|Horizon]], [[Simca Alpine|Alpine]], and [[Talbot Solara|Solara]] models, as well as the [[Talbot Samba]] supermini which was based on the [[Peugeot 104]]. What was to be called the Talbot Arizona became the [[Peugeot 309]], with the former Rootes plant in [[Ryton-on-Dunsmore|Ryton]] and Simca plant in [[Poissy]] being turned over for Peugeot assembly. Producing Peugeots in Ryton was significant, as it signalled the first time Peugeots would be built in Britain. The 309 was the first Peugeot-badged [[hatchback]] of its size, and sold well across Europe. The 309's successor, the 306, was also built at Ryton.

The [[Peugeot 405|405]] saloon was launched in 1987 to compete with the likes of the [[Ford Sierra]], and was voted [[European Car of the Year]]. This, too, was a popular car across Europe, and continued to be available in Africa and Asia after it was replaced by the [[Peugeot 406|406]] nearly a decade later. Production of the 405 in Europe was divided between Britain and France, although its 406 successor was only produced in France. The 106, Peugeot's entry-level model from 1991, was also produced solely in France.

[[File:2003 Peugeot 406 HDi Coupe SE 2.2 Front.jpg|thumb|[[Peugeot 406]] coupé]]

The Talbot name survived for a little longer on commercial vehicles until 1992 before being shelved completely. As experienced by other European volume car makers, Peugeot's United States and Canadian sales faltered and finally became uneconomical, as the [[Peugeot 505]] design aged. For a time, distribution in the Canadian market was handled by [[Chrysler]]. Several ideas to turn around sales in the United States, such as including the Peugeot 205 in its lineup, were considered but not pursued. In the early 1990s, the newly introduced [[Peugeot 405|405]] proved uncompetitive with domestic and import models in the same market segment, and sold less than 1,000 units. Total sales fell to 4,261 units in 1990 and 2,240 through July 1991, which caused the company to cease its U.S. and Canada operations after 33 years.

[[File:2002 Peugeot 206 LX 1.4 Front.jpg|thumb|left|[[Peugeot 206]]]]
In 1997, just six years after pulling out of both United States and Canadian markets, Peugeot returned to Mexico after a 36-year absence, under the [[Chile–Mexico Free Trade Agreement]]. However, Peugeot models (1997–present) are not to be bought or imported into the United States from Mexico.
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