Peugeot (UK: / ˈpɜːʒoʊ /, US: / p (j) uːˈʒoʊ / i, French: [pøʒo] i) is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis. The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in , [3] with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and then bicycles.