Making news in the auto industry French carmaker Peugeot says it will recall around 100-thousand cars because they have the same accelerator-related problems currently afflicting Japan's Toyota.

A spokesperson for the company confirmed the recall but declined to give a precise figure for the number of vehicles to be recalled.

The spokesperson said the move would affect the Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1 models made at a factory in the Czech Republic where the French group and Toyota jointly produce cars.