Tour de Cycles Peugeot

 

Enjoy these pages from “CYCLES PEUGEOT – Structures of the Group” May 1977. This 72-page brochure with a plain silver cover, promotes Cycles Peugeot products, for Peugeot products dealers, sellers and business clients. 

Production organization

Peugeot mopeds were made in several different factory locations.

Beaulieu is the main production facility, where Peugeot frames, wheels, and parts were made, and mopeds are assembled.

Saint Louis is where Peugeot engines were made by SMHR.

Dannemarie is where Peugeot magnetos were made, by SMHR.

Cerci la Tour is where Peugeot forks, fenders, racks were made, by SOMENI.

Components like tires, speedometers, switches, lights, brakes were purchased from component makers.  

 

 

 


The SMHR Factory at Saint Louis

The Societe Mecanique du Haut-Rhin factory at Saint Louis is where Peugeot engines were manufactured. In 1977 SMHR was producing 3500 moped engines per day.

Saint Louis factory

Die Casting

Machining

Engine assembly room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The SMHR Factory at Dannemarie

The Societe Mecanique du Haut-Rhin factory at Dannemarie is where Peugeot magneto flywheels were manufactured. 

Dannemarie factory

Winding coils

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The Doubs Factory at Beaulieu

Doubs is the region, Beaulieu is the town. This is the main production center of Cycles Peugeot. Impressive, massive, mind-boggling. What would you call it?

Pressing and stamping

Frame assembling

Painting and Decals

Wheel assembling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final assembling

Moped testing room