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Gilles Vidal, the former head of design at Peugeot, is set to join Groupe Renault in November, after a career spent entirely with the PSA Group (Peugeot, Citroen, DS and now Opel). The 48-year-old Frenchman started his career at Citroen in 1996, and served as Peugeot Director of Design between January, 2010 and July, 2020. At Peugeot he styled a wide range of vehicles, including the latest 2008, 208 supermini, 3008, 5008 SUVs, 508 fastback and 508 wagon.

A merger between the Fiat-Chrysler-Jeep brands and Peugeot-Citroen-Opel group may be under threat after the two conglomerates allegedly failed to respond to concerns from the European Union, according to a report from the Financial Times. The European Union's executive arm, the European Commission (EC), has launched a four-month antitrust investigation into the proposed merger of the two carmakers after they failed to meet a deadline last week to address initial concerns put forward by the EC.

Peugeot was last seen racing at Le Mans in 2011 but now they’re roaring back onto the track. The French automaker is partnering with Rebellion Racing to produce a new hypercar for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the new Le Mans Hypercar category in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The program will kick off in 2022. Per WEC requirements, the racecar will be a hybrid but Peugeot and Rebellion Racing have yet to reveal any details of their car’s powertrain.

Peugeot Australia has issued a recall for the 2018 model-year 3008 SUV, due to a child-seat anchor point being incorrectly fitted to the front passenger seat. Just like the notice for the Citroen C3 earlier this week, Australian laws do not allow the front airbag to be switched off, which means a child seat can't be fitted in the front. According to Peugeot, a top-tether child seat anchor point has been fitted to the passenger seat when it shouldn't have been.

The Peugeot 3008 has been treated to an adventure-ready makeover, though it's purely a concept for the time being. Created by the company's UK division, the one-off 3008 features "a series of subtle all-terrain enhancements", including Cooper AT3 off-road tyres wrapped around 17-inch steel wheels, a front skid plate for improved underbody protection, an LED light bar mounted on the front of a Rival aluminium roof rack, and a retractable ARB SImpson roof tent.