Citroen
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Despite fears Citroen may pull out of the World Rally Championship next year due to financial constraints, the French automaker has confirmed it's committed to the sport and will be racing at the start of the 2013 season next January. Citroen, which won the championship last year, thanks to the efforts of stellar driver Sebastien Loeb, outlined plans for its future involvement in WRC in an announcement at the 2012 Paris Auto Show yesterday. Thanks to a new partnership agreed with Team Abu Dhabi, the seven-time championship winning team will continue to compete in rallying, entering three...
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BMW Committed To Hybrid Deal Despite PSA And GM Alliance
In 2010 BMW and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen signed a deal to expand their already successful powertrain cooperation to include hybrid component development for front-wheel drive cars. The deal included the joint development and purchasing of hybrid components to help reduce costs for all...
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2012 Citroën Numéro 9 Concept Previews Possible DS9 Flagship
French automaker Citroën will celebrate the launch of its upmarket DS line in the Chinese market with the unveiling of the striking Numéro 9 concept at the upcoming 2012 Beijing Auto Show. Showcasing the future look of its DS models, Citroën's Numéro 9 concept also hints at...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
GM And PSA Peugeot Citroen Form Alliance, Plan Joint Models
General Motors and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen announced this week the creation of a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance, which they hope will leverage the strengths and capabilities of the two automakers and contribute to the profitability of both. Importantly, the two auto...
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Citroen DS4 Racing Concept Preview: 2012 Geneva Motor Show
French automaker Citroen is looking to expand its lineup with a hotted-up version of its Volkswagen Golf-rivaling DS4 hatchback. A new hot hatch will be previewed in concept form next month at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, initial images and details of which have been released today. The images...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Sebastian Loeb Celebrates Eight WRC Titles
Frenchman Sebastian Loeb has managed to achieve a milestone in motorsports: by claiming eight WRC titles, he's won more championships than either Michael Schumacher or Vlentino Rossi.
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U.K. readers: how'd you like a brand new car? Well as it turns out, Citroën is running a nationwide game of hide-and-seek, and if you play your cards right, you could drive off in a Citroën DS4. To participate, all you need is a computer, Android, or iPhone and a heaping helping of chutzpah. Start by visiting ds4seekers.citroen.co.uk and signing up for the game. Every day, Citroën will give you a new virtual DS4, which you can customize and "hide" anywhere you like using Google Street View (via Citroën's Facebook page) or Citroën's DS4Seekers app. Hiding a DS4 will...
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French Press: Recalled Citroën can be braked from passenger seat
Some Citroën C3 Picasso models can be braked to a screeching halt by the passenger. And while that might sound right if it were say, a driver's ed car, it isn't. According to BBC News, the Picasso is now under recall in the U.K., after the network reported a 'passenger brake' issue, in which a...
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Urban Transport Of The Future? Bike Meets Car With E-3POD
The Royal College of Art in London, England has produced some of the auto industry's top design talent for 40 years now and attracts budding car designers from all around the world. On occasion, they hold competitions for their top talent to design vehicles of the future, mixing the best in car...
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2010 Paris Auto Show: Citroen Lacoste Concept
Following on from the striking GQbyCitroen concept car shown earlier this year, French automaker Citroen has unveiled a brand new concept car designed for the lifestyle-oriented car segment. The latest concept was developed in partnership with the fashion label Lacoste and has been designed to...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: Citroen DS4
At next month’s 2010 Paris Auto Show French automaker Citroen will unveil a new hatchback designed to continue the brand’s assault on the premium vehicle market. However, while most automakers associate luxury with sedan bodystyles, Citroen is attempting to carve out its own niche as...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Citroën Metropolis Concept Previews Maybach-Rivaling Luxury Sedan
Moving up in the automotive world is a difficult task, whether it's Acura trying to reach tier 1 luxury status or Hyundai-Kia seeking recognition as a globally competitive automaker. France's Citroën has faced its own difficulties in recent years, producing products that outstrip the brand's...
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Following on from 2008’s striking GTbyCitroen concept car, French automaker Citroen has unveiled a brand new concept car designed for the compact sports car segment. The latest concept was developed in partnership with the fashion experts GQ magazine and has been designed to provide "the ultimate gentleman’s drive". Responding to a brief by GQ’s editor, Dylan Jones, Citroen’s team, headed by the British designer responsible for the new DS3 hatchback, Mark Lloyd, took a new look at the grand tourer theme and integrated it with a trademark Citroen design elements to...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Citroen DS3 Racing
Citroen is unleashing a hot new version of its DS3 hatchback at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show--the limited edition 200 horsepower DS3 Racing. Developed by the French automaker’s racing division--the winning team behind five WRC manufacturer’s titles and six driver’s titles--the DS3...
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Citroen Previews DS High Rider Concept Ahead Of Geneva Debut
Moving up in the automotive world is a difficult task, whether it's Acura trying to reach tier 1 luxury status or Hyundai-Kia seeking recognition as a globally competitive automaker. France's Citroen has faced its own difficulties in recent years, producing products that outstrip the brand's...
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Report: BMW looking to share platforms with PSA Peugeot-Citroen
PSA Peugeot-Citroen and BMW currently build small engines together that the French auto giant uses for a number of compact hatchbacks and urban runabouts and BMW for its Mini range. There are now reports that the two companies are considering strengthening this agreement with plans to share whole...
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Report: GTbyCitroen supercar to see six-unit production run
Since the GTbyCitroen supercar crossed the pixel-reality barrier and leapt out of Gran Turismo 5 and onto the street, talk of a limited production run has circulated. Now that talk is taking shape, with an expected production run of just six cars according to the latest reports. Back in December we...
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GTbyCitroen concept hits the streets of London
At last year's Paris Motor Show, Citroen stunned the audience with a dramatically styled supercar dubbed the GTbyCitroen. A few months later, the company revealed it would produce a limited run of the cars. And in May Citroen revealed that the low-slung and futuristic vehicle would be tackling some...
Kenneth Hall -
Moving up in the automotive world is a difficult task, whether it's Acura trying to reach tier 1 luxury status or Hyundai-Kia seeking recognition as a globally competitive automaker. Citroen has faced its own difficulties in recent years, producing products that outstrip the brand's reputation. The French automaker recently unveiled a new concept car named after its legendary DS that previews a future range of upmarket vehicles that will help kick off the transformation into a “near-premium” brand. The concept was the compact DS Inside, which was first displayed back in March at...
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Fiat may turn to PSA Peugeot-Citroen should Opel bid fail
Fiat's sudden interest in Chrysler and Opel highlight the Italian auto giant’s desire to build a large scale global manufacturing operation, but now that a deal with Opel appears to be far from certain there’s speculation as to where Fiat's interest will fall next. In top contention...
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First look at upmarket Citroën DS 3
Moving up in the automotive world is a difficult task, whether it's Acura trying to reach tier 1 luxury status or Hyundai-Kia seeking recognition as a globally competitive carmaker. Citroën has faced its own difficulties in recent years, producing products that outstrip the brand's reputation...
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Citroen previews C4 Sedan facelift at Shanghai Motor Show
The Citroen C4 Hatch and Coupe underwent a mild facelift late last year as part of its mid-cycle update but the Sedan variant of the car (offered in limited markets) has remained unchanged, until now. The updated Sedan can now join the lineup as it has made its official debut at the Shanghai Motor...
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Fiat and PSA Peugeot-Citroen deny merger rumors
Fiat Group, Chrysler and its parent company Cerberus Capital Management in January released a joint statement announcing they had signed a non-binding term sheet to establish a global strategic alliance. The alliance, a key element of Chrysler’s viability plan, would provide the American...
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BMW and PSA Peugeot-Citroen looking to expand engine agreement
PSA Peugeot-Citroen and BMW currently build small engines together that the French auto giant uses for a number of compact hatchbacks and urban runabouts and BMW for its Mini range. There are now reports that the two companies are considering strengthening this agreement with plans to build a...
Alex Kaufmann