Peugeot 208 review (10/10/2012)

THERE can be no doubting the importance of the new 208 range to Peugeot. This is a supermini which could well contribute greatly to the future wellbeing of the great French automotive giant.

Peugeot recently found itself in the middle of a political storm in France when it announced it would be looking to shed as many as 8,000 jobs across its manufacturing footprint and was subsequently castigated by President François Hollande.

Subsequently a government report castigated Peugeot for poor management and for singularly failing to create the sort of co-operative projects with other manufacturers which have borne fruit for so many other car makers.