Series: 10 hp, 11 L, 12, 15CV, 2CV, 5CV, 7 hp, Ami, AX, B2, Berlingo, Big Fifteen, Bijou, BX, C, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C8, CX, DS, Dyane, Evasion, G, GS, GSA, GSX, ID, Light 15, LN, LNA, Mehari, Pluriel, Saxo, Six, SM, Traction, TUB, Visa, Xantia, XM, Xsara, ZX

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About Citroën

Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer, founded in 1919 by André Citroën. It is today part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, and its headquarters is on rue Fructidor, Paris.

Originally a mass-market car maker with relatively straightforward designs, Citroën shocked the world in 1934 with the innovative Traction Avant, the world's first mass-production front wheel drive car (1934-56). Significant models include the H Van (1947-81, "HY"), the 2CV (1948-90, "The Duck"), the DS (1955-1975, "Goddess") and the CX (1974-91).

History

Early years

André Citroën built armaments for France during World War I and after the war he had a factory and no product. In 1919, the business started to produce automobiles, beginning with the conventional type A.

Citroën was a keen marketer - he used the Eiffel Tower as the world's largest advertising sign, as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. He also sponsored expeditions in Asia (Croisière Jaune) and Africa (Croisière Noire), intended to demonstrate the potential for motor vehicles equipped with the Kégresse track system to cross inhospitable regions. The expeditions conveyed scientists and journalists.

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