PARIS — PSA Peugeot Citroën plans to return to the US after a 25-year absence by taking on mobility services, such as Uber Technologies and Daimler’s Car2go, as the French car maker strains to find growth opportunities in Europe.As part of a strategy aimed at boosting revenue 25% by 2021, the company, which is now calling itself Groupe PSA, plans to broaden its range of services, in addition to expanding its traditional car-making business in places such as Iran, India and Southeast Asia.Emerging mobility offerings will provide a route back to the US, where Peugeot had not sold cars since 1991,CEO Carlos Tavares said during the presentation of his "Push to Pass" growth plan."PSA will not become a global company if it doesn’t come back to North America," Mr Tavares said. "We notice that our main competitors have been there for 50 years, but those who have been there for 50 years are also the ones we are beating in Europe and China."Peugeot’s car-sharing push in the US and elsewhere i...
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