A black Guangzhou-Peugeot 505 SX2 sedan, seen on a car repair market in east Beijing, parked next to a red Mercedes-Benz. The good Peug’ was sadly in a pretty bad shape, and apparently abounded.
Autobots yeah!
The Peugeot 505 was manufactured from 1990 to 1997 by the Guangzhou-Peugeot joint venture. The company was founded in 1985, which made Peugeot one of the first foreign car brands to enter the Chinese market.
Sales were brisk in the beginning but the good times ended in 1997 when the joint venture was disbanded after disagreements between the partners over new investments.
In those 12 years the joint venture only manufactured three vehicles: the 505 sedan, the 505 wagon, and the 504 pickup truck.
There were various trim levels for the 505 sedan. The 505 SX2 was focused on luxury, while the 505 SX was a more sporty car.
Original wheel covers, without the center hub.
The 505 was powered by a 2.0 liter four-cylinder petrol engine with 105hp, good for a claimed top speed of 167km/h and a 0-100 in 14 seconds.
This market was located close to Ikea. It is gone now. Almost all car markets inside the Fifth Ring Road have been closed. Some have opened elsewhere in the suburbs, but some just disappeared into history.
The Chinese characters reads‘Guangzhou Peugeot’. Sadly, the 505 is a very rare sight in China today, as most of these pretty French sedans have been abandoned or scrapped.
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