French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen is planning to double the production of its 2008 small sports utility vehicle (SUV) in France.
The company will increase the production capacity of its manufacturing facility in Mulhouse, Eastern France from the current 5,000 units to 10,000 units to meet the expected growth in demand for the vehicle.
Peugeot brand head Maxime Picat said, "We have 16,000 orders, mostly coming from dealerships where the 2008 wasn't even presented," Picat said about the reaction to the model."
The manufacturer plans to start a second shift at the facility to increase the production of the model by September 2013.
According to the company, its expects to sell 200,000 units of the 2008 small SUVs in 2015, out of which about 100,000 units are expected to be manufactured at the Mulhouse plant for Europe, South America and Chinese markets.
Earlier, the French car maker had signed a deal with the Agromash Holding for the assembly and distribution of Peugeot passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCV) in Kazakhstan.
