A total immersion into the heart of the Stellantis Mulhouse production site

Newly announced as an official Team Peugeot TotalEnergies driver, Nico Mueller met teammate Loic Duval in Mulhouse on September 15th to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the production site alongside its 6400 Stellantis employees. The two Team Peugeot TotalEnergies drivers were introduced to the men and women who produce no less than 6 models from the Group; a day filled with autograph sessions and passionate discussions of motorsport filled the production workshop halls.

60 Years of History

A gearbox, the first component to leave the machining plant in 1962 was followed a year later by metal forging, molding, and the use of specific tools to create raw parts intended to produce engines. It was in 1971 that the Usine Terminale was born with the assembly of the Peugeot 304 and Peugeot 204 with parts coming from Sochaux. The Peugeot 104 was the first car entirely produced on site and is now celebrating its 50-year anniversary.

Made to specialise in entry-level vehicles, the Usine Terminale of Mulhouse underwent a complete transformation in 2017 to become more flexible and versatile. Now, the plant is dedicated to middle to high-end vehicles such as the Peugeot 508 or All-New Peugeot 308 saloon and hatchback models, and soon the New 408. A rate of 60 vehicles/hour by two and a half teams offer all these models in internal combustion or hybrid options.

The Mulhouse site is the cradle of the Peugeot brand’s sporting vehicles: 333,000 Peugeot 205 GTi units and the birthplace of the PSE label with the Peugeot 508 PSE. Even the mechanical site is used to produce the rear axels of the PSE versions.

A passionate welcome

A brief break between Fuji and Bahrain for Team Peugeot TotalEnergies drivers that was one of new insight and strong impressions from the warm welcome they received. The passion for motorsport passed from generation to generation emerges from the heart of the Mulhouse factory.

Nico Mueller:

“It was my first day as an official Peugeot Sport driver and it was extremely exciting. We received a very warm welcome that shows that we are a part of the Peugeot family. To have the opportunity to see the product conception process and all the people who are behind it is so important to us. We can feel their passion for the brand but also for what we do on the track. The growing excitement about the 9X8 project is motivating for us and makes us want to work even harder for them.”

Loïc Duval

“What a welcome! We can feel what this day has meant to them and were able to share special moments with the site employees. There is no doubt how much support they all give to our endurance programme. It is one thing to drive these vehicles, but we do not particularly know where they come from nor the process of how we come to the final product. An in-depth introduction was given by each workshop to explain the work behind the production, the assembly, and the paint work, it was very enlightening. It was a beautiful day; the site is a city within a city, and I am delighted to have shared this opportunity for Nico to formalize his arrival. It is a great way for him to be immediately immersed in the Peugeot environment and to make himself known amongst the brand employees.”