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New Peugeot 208 production cut as sales disappoint

Peugeot is cutting back on production of the new 208 as its sales fail to reach expectations, just six months on from launch. It’s not enough when Europe is ion the midst of an economic crisis and car buyers are polarised between ‘budget’ cars that offer more for less than mainstream offerings and ‘Premium’ models that are bought on the back of a preconceived notion of more kudos. That leaves car makers like Peugeot (and Renault, Citroen, Vauxhall, Ford, Opel, Fiat…) between a rock and a hard place, unable – or unwilling – to compete with the offerings from Korea and saddled with a brand that doesn’t have the ‘class’ of an Audi or a BMW or a Mercedes or even a VW.

Shopautoweek.com iPad app takes car shopping mobile

If you've been reading Autoweek for the past year or so, you've no doubt heard us talking about our shopping site shopautoweek.com. It's designed to let enthusiasts like us (and most likely you) share car knowledge with regular car buyers, helping connect them with the best new car for their needs. Shopautoweek.com is already a great Web site; now it's a great iPad app.

New SEAT Leon Revealed

The 2013 SEAT Leon has been officially revealed a few days after leaked photos surfaced. Will launch at the Paris Motor Show. Photos of the new SEAT Leon turned up on Saturday showing SEAT’s new take on the VW Golf ahead of an official reveal, so it seemed likely we’d get the official details soon.