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News of December 05, 2001

PSA Peugeot Citroën and Delphi Automotive Systems present three demonstration models resulting from their technical cooperation

Paris - PSA Peugeot Citroën and Delphi Automotive Systems are presenting three demonstration models which incorporate technologies designed together under the terms of the innovation plan signed between the two groups in September 1999.

In a context where technological innovation is a decisive factor in winning over potential clients and makes a product stand out from the competition, the PSA Peugeot Citroën group has been developing, since 1998, a policy designed to increase the role of OEMs and include them at a very early stage in its new vehicle development cycle.

One notable result of this policy has been the implementation of Supplier Innovation Plans. These innovation plans, the first of which was signed with Delphi Automotive Systems, are agreements designed to clarify and simplify relations between the automobile manufacturer and its suppliers by setting up a legal framework and a flexible and powerful work methodology, within the confines of a project, so as to get results in the shortest possible time.

Using jointly-defined themes, these plans allow the two partners to share both knowledge and know-how. They also comprise a patent filing policy and temporary exclusivity when the first mass application is launched, and are designed to increase both partners’ capacity for innovation.

The innovation plan signed with Delphi Automotive Systems relates in particular to six technologies - electric power steering, electromechanical braking systems, the E-Start function using a reversible alternator EnergenTM, non-thermal plasma exhaust aftertreatment, variable compressors and oil quality control.

1. The Peugeot 206 environmental demonstration model contains all these technologies. Fitted with the new DV4TED4 diesel engine with the Common Rail Delphi MultecTM DCR1400, this vehicle combines all the systems studied. An enormous amount of work was completed to render all these technologies more compact and easier to fit into a small vehicle. The E-Start function using a reversible alternator EnergenTM is a world first on a diesel engine.

2. The Citroën Xsara Picasso is fitted with two different types of brakes - conventional brakes at the front and electromechanical brakes at the back.

3. The petrol-engined Citroën Saxo is equipped with the E-Start function using a reversible alternator EnergenTM.

These technologies are designed to enhance the three fundamental aspects of automobile innovation – environmental protection, safety and comfort. These three aspects also have high competitive value with regard to gaining market share in the automobile market.

The implementation of this new organisational structure between the manufacturer and the OEM also ensures:

Improved anticipation of market expectations.
Greater reactivity.
Optimal quality of solutions offered.
True technical and economic competitiveness.

(November 28, 2001)

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