> If an acronym, it if possibly for something like "Site Integral
> Exportations-Guarantees aux Etats-Unis Soudainnement" <<LOL>>
:) :) :) :) :)
> Well, if the upcoming Nissan Versa is really a Trojan Horse of a
> Renault as far as I make out the specs of it,
Yep, the Versa looks like a 4/5-door Megane with different bodywork.
Realistically, though, it's not likely that Renault will be badging any
of their vehicles as such in North America for a very long time. People
still have bad memories of the stuff sold here up through 1988.
> and PSA via Peugeot is supplying the little 4 cyl engines in three
> variants to some new small car which name I've completely forgotten
> about,
The Mk.II New Mini, IIRC.
> I was so surprised (possibly something supposedly Japanese via S
> Korea???), and the ongoing "testing" of PSA vehicles in Canada via
> Transport Canada (Mike A had something about that a while ago) can it
> be all that far off?
Funnily enough, PSA's been testing cars here (Southern California) more
or less constantly since leaving the US. From what I understand, pretty
much every post-1992 Peugeot has been compliant with US emissions and
safety regs, but not approved for sale here. I suppose that by
continuing to test here they can do the LA-4 emissions cycle and
hot-weather shakedowns in an environment where the vehicles may
potentially be sold - sort of a double-whammy: it not only gets the
tests out of the way, but also gives them completed, US-approved tests
should they decide to return to this part of the world.
> I'm thinking ULSD (clean diesel) availability will be the starting
> point for the decision--September 2006 and after --2007/2008 model
> years?
Unfortunately (as much as I'd love to see diesel passenger vehicles here
again) I don't think this is going to be the main thrust behind any PSA
return, though it would certainly be a strength to play up. Thank you,
CARB and the California Legislature, for deciding that modern diesels
are evil and that hybrids are the greatest thing in the history of
motoring; you're prime examples of why people with no understanding of
automotive engieering technologies shouldn't be passing laws regulating
automobiles.
> http://www.frenchguys.com/peugeot.html
Overall, this reads as though PSA's preparing to clinic somewhere
(possibly in multiple locations) in the US this March. The 'SEAT'
mission referred to is almost certainly a mistranslation of SIEGES,
though it is definitely a French-language pun: they want to put people
in seats to both clinic the cars as well as buy and drive them.
Really, it looks as though they're trying to establish where in the
market they should enter with an eye towards the middle, middle-upper,
and premium segments. What's interesting, though, is section f)
(Development and Validation) where they talk about working with
suppliers and OEMs in North America; presumably this means they've
learned from their past mistakes regarding parts supply and cost issues.
Reading the final part of the email seems to back this up as being their
course of action, but it talks rather a lot about interationg with
suppliers. I'm wondering if this isn't so much planning for a public
clinic as for a private one to establish supply chains with North
American parts suppliers.
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