Citroën
Sign in to saveCitroën () is a French automobile company. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded on 4 June 1919 by André Citroën. Citroën has been owned by Stellantis since 2021 and previously was part of the PSA Group after Peugeot acquired 89.95% share in 1976. Citroën's head office is located in the Stellantis Poissy Plant in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine since 2021 (previously in Rueil-Malmaison) and its offices studies and research in Vélizy-Villacoublay, Poissy (CEMR), Carrières-sous-Poissy and Sochaux-Montbéliard.
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Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer founded in 1919 by André Citroën that has been owned by the multinational company Stellantis since 2021. The company is significant as one of France's major car makers, with its headquarters and research facilities located across several sites in the Paris region and beyond.
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Key facts
- Company.name
- Automobiles Citroën
- Company.logo_alt
- Two black upward-pointing arrows are inside the outline of a black oval. Above the oval, there is text saying "Citroën".
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo since 2022
- Company.logo
- 150px|class=skin-invert
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.industry
- Automotive
- Company.fate
- Merged with Peugeot to form PSA Group in 1976
- Company.founder
- André Citroën
- Company.location_city
- Poissy (New), Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
- Company.location_country
- France
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide (except North America)
- Company.key_people
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42 sectionsContents
- History
- Early years
- Traction Avant and Michelin ownership
- Traction Avant
- Research breakthroughs
- 2CV
- DS
- High pressure hydraulics
- Aerodynamic pioneer
- Expansion and financial challenges
- PSA Peugeot Citroën era
- Conflict with the trade unions
- Changing design language
- Geographic expansion
- Recent decades
- DS brand
- List of CEOs
- Previous CEOs
- Advertising
- Awards
- Motorsport
- Early rally wins for Citroën vehicles
- Racing the 2CV
- Rebuilding the competition group
- New competition division for touring cars
- Formula E
- Concept cars
- Logo
- Logo evolution
- Factories
- International markets
- Australia
- Current product lineup
- Citroën
- DS line
- Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën (joint venture)
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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Citroën () is a French automobile company. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded on 4 June 1919 by André Citroën. Citroën has been owned by Stellantis since 2021 and previously was part of the PSA Group after Peugeot acquired 89.95% share in 1976. Citroën's head office is located in the Stellantis Poissy Plant in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine since 2021 (previously in Rueil-Malmaison) and its offices studies and research in Vélizy-Villacoublay, Poissy (CEMR), Carrières-sous-Poissy and Sochaux-Montbéliard.
In 1934, the firm established its reputation for innovative technology with the Traction Avant. This was the world's first car to be mass-produced with front-wheel drive and four-wheel independent suspension, as well as unibody construction, omitting a separate chassis, and instead using the body of the car itself as its main load-bearing structure.
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