Is Peugeot A Luxury Brand

Mazda honda subaru are all good cars.
Is peugeot a luxury brand. Ive always thought of peugeot as more of an upmarket brand renault as more of a economy everyman kind of brand and citroen as a quirky brand for those who like to be different so to the extent that they compete with each other my guess is that its probably more on price point style and utility than on quality. In 2013 and 2014 peugeot ranked the second lowest for average co 2 emissions among generalist brands in europe the renault car maker group being ranked first with 1149g co 2 km. Peugeot to me is similar to mitsubishi from japan or kia from korea. At its inception peugeot was a manufacturer of luxury handcrafted solid gold timepieces.
Those brands most definitely dont do small and cheap. In 1982 peugeot quietly reinvented itself into a well designed high quality watch brand at affordable prices. On the french home market large engined vehicles are taxed heavily limiting their appeal whilst in other markets a brand name normally associated with small budget cars such as renault 45 or peugeot 104205 just doesnt have the same broad appeal as mercedes audi or bmw. Psa originally consisted of three automobile brands peugeot citroen and the soon dropped talbot but none was considered a premium brand.
Since 1976 psa has experimented with differentiating the brands by price level similar to chevroletbuick or volkswagenaudi but neither brand had the strength to justify premium pricing. A little bit nicer and more interesting than the usual toyotas but just as reliable. Citroen and peugeot dont share the same image in australia as they do in europe. Citroens ds luxury brand will come to america after all.
What is percieved as the good car brand in societies eyes after all the luxury car brands. In australia one can easily be mistaken in taking the french brands as luxury vehicles after all most european. After a successful twenty five year run in the luxury category rising gold prices and market changes dictated a new direction. Peugeot is known as a very reliable brand citing how its 1950s and 1960s models are still running in africa and cuba in the 2010s where peugeot is called the lion.