Last week, France's Peugeot-Citroen reported a 16.5% fall in sales worldwide, blaming "the crisis affecting the European automobile market".

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French automaker PSA, the parent of Peugeot and Citroen, and now a partner with GM, is facing its own crisis.

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In July, PSA Peugeot Citroen announced the loss of 8, 000 jobs and a plan to close a factory in Aulnay, outside Paris.

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Yet nobody expects Peugeot back any time soon, nor sister company Citroen, which makes a distinct version of the 4007 called the C-Crosser.

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The 34-year-old would love to mark his final event for Ford before he joins Citroen with a victory but expects fellow Brit Richard Burns to triumph in the Peugeot.

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Citroen only needed six points to be sure of the manufacturers' title while rivals Peugeot needed a one-two to keep the fight alive going into the final round in Australia.

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