During the last Chengdu Motor Show, Peugeot introduced a sedan version of the 308 which is now officially on sale in China, the only market where it will be made available. The 308 is the third model from the French carmaker to enter this market in the last 18 months, and will join the 307 and 408 saloons to strengthen Peugeot’s presence in the C segment, which accounts for about 60% of the whole Chinese market.

The 308 sedan is manufactured locally together with partner Dongfeng Motor Corporation and is currently available in with two gasoline engine choices: the 1.6-liter (producing 106 hp and 142Nm of maximum torque) and the 2.0-liter (147 hp and 200Nm), both of which are available with manual and automatic transmissions. The PSA group expects to sell 60,000 units of this car alone in the first year and - in combination with 307 and 408 sales - to achieve a total of 150,000 units sold in the Chinese C segment by 2012, in a market that by now is the most important automotive market of the world.

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