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Official details on the Citroen C5 Airscape concept

Citroen is set to unveil its new C5 Airscape concept car at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, giving a preview of the styling of the next C5 model as well as the debut of a carbon-fiber folding roof. Other styling features of the concept include its high waistline, ribbed panels, 19in alloy wheels and tapered […]

Citroen C-Airscape concept leaked

Images of Citroen’s upcoming C-Airscape concept car have surfaced, ahead of the car’s official reveal at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The new concept is a four-seater convertible based on the next C5 sedan and is said to preview a future production model from the French carmaker.
The C5 sedan was originally planned to be unveiled […]

PSA Peugeot-Citroën partners with China’s Hafei

( Industry and Citroën and Peugeot )

PSA Peugeot-Citroën and Chinese carmaker Hafei today signed a memorandum of understanding to start a feasibility study of a 50-50 joint venture creation. The new venture will manufacture a range of small people movers for the Chinese market with the cars constructed at Hafei’s plant in Shenzhen.
PSA Peugeot-Citroën currently operates in China through another […]

Citroen launching the C4 sedan in Europe

( Sedans and Citroën )

Citroen will launch the sedan version of its midsized C4 in Europe, with the car expected to make its debut at the Barcelona’s Motor Show. The sedan has already been on sale in China as the Citroen C-Triomphe for several years now, where it’s manufactured in a partnership formed between the French carmaker and Chinese […]

Renault in talks with PSA Peugeot-Citroen

( Industry and Citroën and Peugeot and Renault )

Earlier this week we reported that the Renault-Nissan were keen to form an alliance with one of America’s Big Three, with either Ford or Chrysler the most likely contender considering talks between the French-Japanese duo and GM failed last year. According to a report by Reuters, Renault and PSA Peugeot-Citroen will be strengthening their existing […]

Citroën’s six wheel Cruise Crosser Concept

Citroën has joined forces with the Espera Sbarro design school to develop the Cruise Crosser all-terrain concept car. The vehicle has gone on display at the Geneva Motor Show, and is based on the new C-Crosser, the first-ever SUV from Citroën. It features three axles and six wheels to improve traction over rough terrain and […]

Hybrid-diesels edge closer

Diesel powered cars already rival regular hybrid-electric gasoline cars in the economy stakes, and it’s only a matter of time until manufacturers combine the two fuel-saving technologies to build the ultimate fuel-miser. The limiting factor currently is the high costs involved but that may change if governments subsidize development costs by taxing cars based on […]

New 5-seat Citroen C4 Picasso

( Citroën )

To be perfectly honest, we’ve never found MPVs to be very attractive. They may be practical, but they’re also supposed to be boring family cars without even a hint of passion. That’s why we like Citroen’s 5-seat C4 so much. It’s been chopped down from the original 7-seat version, but still provides oodles of space […]

BMW and PSA planning to expand engine agreement

( Technical and BMW and Citroën and Peugeot )

Two unlikely partners in engine development, BMW and the PSA group, which comprises Peugeot and Citroen, have been so pleased with their current agreement they’re planning to expand it. The companies will complete a study to examine the technological, production, and financial benefits of developing more engines together and if both parties are happy, move […]

Citroën C-Crosser

( SUVs and Citroën )

Citroën is producing its own crossover vehicle in conjunction with its partner Peugeot, with both companies utilizing the same Mitsubishi Outlander platform. Just yesterday we posted images of the Peugeot 4007 and today we can reveal what Citroën’s version will look like. Until now, both French labels were lacking a suitable soft-roader model despite the […]

Peugeot and Citroen split design teams

( Design and Citroën and Peugeot )

PSA Peugeot Citroen has given its designers at its ADN (Automotive Network Design) studio the challenge of creating new innovative designs by dividing the designers into two competing teams, one for Peugeot and the other for Citroen. Each team will adopt the values and core styling themes of their respective brands, while working in 4 […]

Video: Citroën C-Métisse Concept in action

Citroën’s C-Métisse will be one of the most intriguing concepts at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, and if our previous collection of images didn’t satisfy your curiosity, this video of the car in action certainly will.
The C-Métisse is a hybrid that combines a small electric motor with a 3.0-litre V6 HDI and develops 205hp […]

Updated: Citroën C-Métisse hybrid GT concept

The Citroën C-Métisse with its four flip up doors and hybrid diesel engine will surely be the star of the show at this year’s Paris Auto event. Its hi-tech powerplant combines a small electric motor with a 3.0-litre V6 HDI and develops 205hp (153kW) plus peak torque of 400Nm. This is enough to propel the […]

Peugeot’s new 206 to be labeled a Citroën for China

PSA Peugeot Citroën group will sell its new Peugeot 206 wearing Citroën badges for the Chinese car market. Though past examples of “badge-engineering” have failed for most car manufacturers, the move makes logical sense for the French partnership. Peugeot is relatively unknown in China while Citroën has proven to be a popular brand in emerging […]

For the car nut who has everything – Citroën’s designer garage

French automaker Citroën has undertaken a design study for the world’s first ‘designer garage’ to coincide with the release of its new C6 executive sedan. For the princely sum of £112,330 you could own one of these beauties penned by famous architecture firm, Neutral. The reason for the new garage? According to its designers, Tapio […]

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