U.S. Model Production Figures
On 5th August 1991, Automobiles Peugeot S.A., France's largest car maker, announced it would no longer export cars to North America.
Peugeot's U.S. subsidiary, Peugeot Motors of America, remains in business to provide parts for existing cars.
The following list details the number of Peugeots sold in the U.S. from 1958 to 1992.
YEAR CARS SOLD COMMENTS
1992 Info Not Avail.
Only a handful of 1992 models
were imported before Peugeot
ceased exports to North America.
1991 2,223
1990 4,292 405 Sportswagon introduced
Last year for 505 Sedan
1989 6,095 405 Sedan introduced
1988 6,713
1987 9,422
1986 14,296
1985 15,636
1984 20,007 505 Wagon introduced
Last year for 604 Sedan
1983 15,241 Last year for 504 Wagon
1982 14,323
1981 16,725 604 not imported this year
1980 12,930 505 Sedan introduced
1979 Info Not Avail.
Last year for 504 Sedan
1978 9,061
1977 10,295 604 Sedan introduced
1976 9,497
1975 11,850
1974 7,948 504 Diesel introduced
1973 4,010
1972 4,593 Last year for 304 Sedan and Wagon
1971 6,718 504 Wagon introduced
304 Sedan and Wagon introduced
1970 6,541 504 Sedan introduced
Last year for 404 Wagon
1969 2,681 Last year for 404 Sedan
1968 4,684
1967 3,594
1966 3,354
1965 2,541
1964 2,692 404 Wagon introduced
1963 2,446
1962 4,720 Last year for 403 Wagon
1961 3,229 404 Sedan introduced
1,502 unsold 403's were shipped
back to France. Presumably, once
the 404 came on the market, there
was little customer interest in the
older 403 design.
1960 11,373 403 Wagon introduced
1959 15,787
1958 6,867 403 Sedan introduced
NOTE: A handful of Peugeots were trickling into the U.S. before official importation by Peugeot, Inc. (later to become Peugeot Motors of America) began in April 1958.
Independent distributors included Vaughn Imported Cars, New York, N.Y. and The John L. Green Jr. Company, Los Angeles, CA. The largest independent Peugeot importer, however, was Eastern Auto Distributors, Norfolk, VA.