Economic Audit - Peugeot

Domain: Economic (Economic nexus) Entity scope: Peugeot, a marque of Stellantis. Peugeot’s own economic acts are in scope; the parent Stellantis, sibling brands, and the Israeli importer/dealer are attributed at parent/sibling/importer level. Only genuinely Israeli-domiciled entities/assets count; the Palestinian-market dealer and aggregator claims are flagged. Compiled: 2026-06-27 Method: Live web search (≈17 queries) against Stellantis press, Globes/Times of Israel/Haaretz, the Israeli importer’s listings, the UN OHCHR database, Who Profits, and Stellantis ownership filings. No model training data.

Supply Chain & Sourcing Relationships

Peugeot is a vehicle manufacturer with no agricultural or consumer-goods sourcing nexus to Israel. No public evidence was identified of a named Israeli-domiciled supplier providing components into Peugeot vehicle production; notably, Stellantis’s announced ADAS direction is a 2026 agreement with Qualcomm (US) rather than the Israeli supplier Mobileye, and no Mobileye-Peugeot supply relationship was identified¹. One historical, pilot-level item exists at parent level: in 2016 PSA (pre-Stellantis) evaluated an electric range-extender from an Israeli startup - a technology test, not a sourcing relationship or owned asset².

Product Origin, Labeling & Regulatory Compliance

No public evidence was identified of Peugeot sourcing, manufacturing, or distributing settlement-origin goods; as a vehicle brand it has no exposure to the food/consumer-goods origin-labelling regimes. No customs ruling or enforcement action against Peugeot or its Israeli importer on origin-labelling grounds was identified, and Peugeot/Stellantis has no territory-specific sourcing policy referencing Israel or the occupied territories.

Investment, Capital & Financial Exposure

No public evidence was identified of any Peugeot or Stellantis-owned factory, assembly plant, warehouse, office, or R&D centre in Israel or the occupied territories; Stellantis’s manufacturing and R&D sit in Europe, the Americas, and Morocco. The one Israel-facing innovation tie is a parent act: the April 2021 Stellantis–Israel Innovation Authority memorandum of understanding to co-fund and scout Israeli automotive-technology startups (driving assistance, cybersecurity, Industry 4.0), signed by FCA Italy and flagged as parent context; no specific Israeli startups subsequently contracted under it were identified in public sources, and no Peugeot-brand participation was found³⁴.

On ownership, Stellantis’s principal shareholders are Exor (Agnelli family, ~14%), Peugeot Invest (~7.6%), Bpifrance (the French state bank, ~6.5%), and Dongfeng (~1.7%); no Israeli state, sovereign-wealth, or institutional stake in Stellantis was identified⁵. Peugeot/Stellantis is not listed in the UN OHCHR settlement database⁶.

Operational Presence & Market Activity

Peugeot sells in Israel through an authorised importer rather than company-owned outlets. The importer is the Lubinski Group (David Lubinski Ltd), an Israeli company that has held the Peugeot concession since the 1960s and also distributes Citroën and DS, operating showrooms and service centres across Israel⁷⁸. From around September 2024, Peugeot 208 vehicles built at Stellantis’s Kenitra plant in Morocco began being exported to Israel (partly filling supply gaps created by Turkey’s trade embargo) - a standard OEM wholesale supply transaction in which Peugeot is paid the wholesale price by the Israeli importer⁹. The importer’s branches are within Israel proper (its Jerusalem branch is in West Jerusalem); no Peugeot or Lubinski dealership inside a West Bank settlement was identified. A separate “Peugeot Palestine” agent operates from Ramallah in PA-administered territory and is a distinct Palestinian-domiciled dealer, not part of the Israeli nexus¹⁰.

Corporate Structure & Foundational Ties

Peugeot is a French marque (founded 1810 as an industrial firm; automobiles from the late 19th century), now a brand of the multinational Stellantis N.V. It has no Israeli founding heritage, incorporation, or charter link. No Israeli state ownership stake, board appointee, golden share, or critical-infrastructure designation at the Peugeot or Stellantis level was identified.

Profit Repatriation & Economic Contribution

Peugeot/Stellantis does not disclose Israel-specific revenue; Israel falls within its Middle East & Africa reporting region and is not separately broken out¹¹. Under the importer model, Peugeot recognises revenue at the wholesale transfer price to Lubinski, which retains the in-market retail margin, import duties, and aftersales; profits consolidate to Stellantis, with no identified profit-repatriation mechanism directing earnings into Israeli-domiciled entities. No assessment characterises Peugeot or Stellantis as a significant employer or sector anchor in the Israeli economy; its presence is a brand sold through an independent Israeli importer.

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