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Automotive News Europe, July, 2005 by Weernink, Wim Oude
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Byline: Wim Oude Weernink
French automaker Peugeot has turned the retractable hardtop convertible into a mainstream car with the help of 206 CC.
Since it was introduced in 2000, Peugeot has sold 325,000 units of the coupe-cabriolet with its roof system from French coachbuilder Heuliez.
That's fitting because Peugeot pioneered the retractable hardtop in 1934, but only sold a few dozen. In 1957, Ford introduced a two-piece folding hardtop convertible called the Skyliner for the US market and sold 50,000 over three years.
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