Citroen
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Citroën has provided an early look at the new rally car that will compete in the 2017 World Rally Championship, and crucially it previews the next generation of the French automaker’s C3 compact car. Since the 2011 season, Citroën has been competing in WRC with a DS 3 from parent company PSA Group’s DS luxury brand. The arrival of the 2017 C3 WRC will mark the return of Citroën’s famous double chevron logo in the sport. Initial testing has been conducted at locations in France and Portugal. Engineers now need to go through the mountains of data acquired and...
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Citroën C6 makes return…as China special
Citroën’s last C6, which bowed out of production in 2012, is one of the best examples of the quirkiness of the French brands that many find so appealing. It's a luxurious, full-size sedan that sports a coupe-like profile—something it featured before the design was the industry du...
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PSA Peugeot Citroën outlines three-step plan for US return
PSA Peugeot Citroën’s return to the United States has been making headlines ever since Peugeot pulled out of the market back in 1991. Now, though, we have our first official confirmation that the French automaker is gearing up for a return to the U.S. The confirmation was made by CEO...
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PSA Peugeot Citroën to expand brand heritage efforts
Both Peugeot and Citroën left the United States during the dawn of the Reagan administration. But even before their exits, vehicles from the French marques were generally seen as the domain of dedicated Francophiles or liberal arts college professors. Or both. That said, each...
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Citroën Says Au Revoir To Its Famous Hydraulic Suspension
After 60 years, Citroën's legendary hydraulic suspension has reached the end of the road. In case you're unaware, it debuted on the iconic DS in 1955. The development means little to the North American market, as the French marque exited four decades ago. But its demise marks a significant...
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Citroën reveals Devine DS concept ahead of Paris auto show
French automaker Citroën is previewing the new look of its DS luxury brand with the Devine DS concept car, which is set to debut next month at the 2014 Paris Auto Show. The DS brand is mainly aimed at capturing a piece of China’s luxury market, and it's recently seen several new models...
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As it aims to further diversify its model lineup, French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën recently established its DS line as a standalone brand offering an alternative to Germany’s usual suspects in the luxury arena. The first model to be launched under the DS brand was the DS 3 subcompact back in 2009. The car has now come in for a mid-cycle update which sees it receive new LED-infused headlights, new engines and more personalization options. Available as either a hardtop or convertible, the DS 3 has sold over 300,000 units since launch and should prove even more popular thanks to...
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Peugeot Considering U.S. Return?
French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën is Europe’s second biggest after the Volkswagen Group, but it still doesn’t have a presence in many vital markets such as the U.S. With most of its cars sold in Europe, PSA has been hit particularly hard by the continent’s recent economic...
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Citroën’s Luxury Brand DS Confirms 6WR SUV For Beijing Auto Show
A few years ago French automaker Citroën revived its DS nameplate for a new sub-brand catering to premium customers. Cars sold under the DS brand featured unique styling and amenities, although they were still closely related to regular models from Citroën lineup. More recently, however...
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Citroën Reveals DS 5LS R Sport Sedan Concept
Several years ago, Citroën revived its legendary DS nameplate for a handful of premium models to be sold alongside the French automaker’s regular lineup. More recently, however, Citroën has moved to establish the DS name as a standalone luxury brand exclusively targeting the Chinese...
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China’s Dongfeng and French government buy stakes in PSA Peugeot Citroën
Struggling French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën has been thrown a lifeline in the form of capital injections from the French government and Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Each party will offer 800 million euros (approximately $1.1 billion) for 14 percent stakes in PSA. The French automaker also...
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GM Sells Stake In PSA Peugeot Citroën, Gives Update On Alliance
Despite its significant restructuring moves of the past week, General Motors remains committed to its alliance with France’s PSA Peugeot Citroën and plans to expand somewhat on the original deal. The alliance primarily concerns models destined to be sold outside the U.S., though some...
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Every time anyone draws up a list of the best cars ever made, there's usually a Porsche 911 or Citroën DS in there somewhere. So a combination of two of the most revered cars ever sounds like a great idea, right? Combine the Porsche's iconic front end with the Citroën's elegant posterior, then finish it off with a sensible dose of rear-mounted flat-six, driving the rear wheels. Automotive perfection! If you look through Brandpower (via Autoblog), you might see just such a thing. Unbelievably, it looks like someone may actually be building it--taking the best attributes of each car...
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Sébastien Loeb Drives Citroën’s New WTCC Car, Is Joined By Yvan Muller: Video
Better brush up on your French because one of the most exciting entries for the 2014 World Touring Car Championship is France’s Citroën, which is fielding two cars driven by two world champion French natives. We’ve already told you that the unstoppable Sébastien Loeb, a...
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Citroën Reveals Sébastien Loeb’s New WTCC Race Car
As was confirmed a month ago, Citroën is to enter the World Touring Car Championship in 2014 with at least two cars, one of which is to be driven by the French automaker’s star driver Sébastien Loeb, a winner of nine World Rally Championships and the man who just obliterated the...
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Control Of PSA Peugeot Citroën May Be Handed Over To GM: Report
PSA Peugeot Citroën, led by the Peugeot family, may see control ceded to General Motors, according to the latest reports. The struggling French automaker has been crippled by shrinking sales in its home market of Europe, a problem compounded by its lack of exports. Citing inside sources...
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Citroën To Enter WTCC With Sébastien Loeb In 2014
French automaker Citroën has finally confirmed it will campaign the World Touring Car Championship, starting next year and with star driver Sébastien Loeb in tow. Loeb is the winner of nine World Rally Championships and was predicted to join Citroën in WTCC as early as September of...
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Citroën DS Wild Rubis Concept Headed To 2013 Shanghai Auto Show
Facing dwindling sales in its home market, as well as in the rest of Europe, where the bulk of its models are sold, French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën is well aware of the need to sell more of its models overseas. At the same time, the automaker has also realized it needs greater...
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Remember the Hybrid Air drivetrain concept from French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen? Well, the revolutionary technology, which is essentially a hybrid drive system that instead of using electric motors to support an internal combustion engine, uses compressed air, will be appearing at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show next month. It will feature in a Citroen C3 subcompact, which its makers claim is capable of returning a fuel economy of 78 mpg on the European combined cycle thanks to the technology. In addition to being much more fuel efficient than comparable gas-electric hybrids, and even some...
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PSA Peugeot Citroen Develops Hybrid That Ditches Battery For Compressed Air
From the same company that brought us the world’s first diesel-electric hybrid, comes a new concept that does away with the electric component of hybrid cars and replaces it with compressed air instead. That company is French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen, which at its recent Innovation Day...
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GM And Peugeot Revise Alliance Deal, Plan New Engines
In March of this year, General Motors and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen Group, two companies faced with overcapacity issues in Europe, surprised the automotive world by forming a strategic alliance, with GM even buying a 7 percent stake in the struggling French automaker. In October, they...
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GM And PSA Peugeot Citroen Announce New Vehicle Projects
Following their initial alliance announcement made in March of this year, the heads of General Motors and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen have announced an update on the deal, which included the confirmation of the joint development of four new vehicle projects. The four new vehicle projects are...
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GM Mulls Deeper Ties With PSA Peugeot Citroen, Could Form Joint Venture: Report
In March of this year General Motors made the surprise move of forming an alliance with PSA Peugeot Citroen by purchasing seven percent of the French automaker’s stock. The original deal was structured around two main pillars: the sharing of vehicle platforms, components and modules; and...
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Loeb Wins Ninth WRC Title, Red Bull To Promote Sport From 2013
Frenchman Sébastien Loeb together with the aid of his co-driver Daniel Elena has won his ninth and final World Rally Championship title on Sunday, and in the process earned Citroen its eighth Constructors’ title. Competing in this weekend’s Rallye de France, Loeb was easily able...
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