Citroen

8/17/2008 -- The 7th ADAC Rallye Deutschland finished at lunchtime in front of an enthusiastic crowd that had gathered to cheer on their heroes from every category. The fifth round of the Junior World Rally Championship proved to be extremely positive for the Citroen C2 Super 1600s, which were classified first, second and fourth at the end of the event. Weather conditions were a lot less fickle than usual throughout the rally, with sunshine and dry roads characterising the 352.63 competitive kilometres.

Citroën’s new creation

With the 2009 Citroën C3 Picasso, Citroën is once again shaking up conventional automotive ideas, introducing an innovative concept that is sure to play a leading role in the B2 MPV segment. The C3 Picasso bears all the hallmark creativity of Citroën and stands out with its bold styling, innovative architecture and outstanding ingenuity. It does more than simply sublimate the qualities of an MPV.

2009 Citroën C3 Picasso

Citroën C1 is European No. 1 for vehicles emitting 110 g or less of CO2km

Paris, 8 July 2008 -- Citroën reports growth in France, Central and Eastern Europe and Mercosur and resilient results in Western Europe. Also, Citroën C4 Picasso confirms its success as Citroën is European No. 1 in the compact MPV segment. Additionally, ther were successful debuts by the latest models: Nemo, New C5 and New Berlingo.

2008 Citroen C4 Picasso

Highlights:
• Worldwide consolidated sales** up slightly at 765,000 units (+0.1%)
• Increased market share in France (from 14 to 14.4%) and Italy (from 5.4 to 5.6%).

A dynamic upgrade for the 2009 Citroën C4

The Citroën C4, launched in late 2004 as a hatchback and coupé, has been an immense success for Citroën, selling nearly 900,000 units sold worldwide.

Citroën has made a number of changes to the C4 to make it even more:
• elegant, dynamic and efficient,
• economical and low on emissions,
• interactive and communicative.

2009 Citroen C4

Citroën has made some judicious styling tweaks to strengthen the car’s successful design, which has been a hit with the public right from the start. The restyle focused on the front end, emphasising its elegance, strength and energy.

2008-07-02 -- Ezz Elarab Company is the exclusive distributor of Great Wall Motor in Egypt and also the sole agent of Citroen and Proton there. It began to cooperate with GWM in July 2007 and has been dedicated to exploit the market since then. After GWPERI being put into market, Ezz Elarab Company made a market survey, finding GWPERI matched the Egyptian market and ordered 800 units at once.

GWM Cairo Showroom

During the period of Li Shuai and Xu Fei of GWM visiting Egypt, Ezz Elarab Company held a ceremony for the GWM showroom open and GWPERI launch on 11th June 2008. This activity invited more than 100 media and sub-distributors.

Paris, Tokyo, June 17, 2008— PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced today that both companies agreed to start a feasibility study on an extended technical collaboration in the field of electric powertrains.

This project, which will run over several months, relates to the development, the manufacture and the use of an electric powertrain for small urban vehicles.

To step up the viability of electric vehicle projects and accelerate market introduction, the companies agreed that cooperation on electric vehicle development and production would be mutually beneficial.

This new agreement reinforces the bonds between the two manufacturers who, a week ago, laid the first stone of their joint Russian factory, in Kaluga (180 km south west of Moscow)

6/15/2008 -- The eighth round of the 2008 WRC World Championship, the Rally of Turkey, came to its conclusion today. At the end of this hot Sunday, Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena brought their Citroen home to finish on the third step of the podium. Team-mates Dani Sordo / Marc Marti finished the punishing event in their wake in 4th place.

The last leg was shortened to just 67.56km of against-the-clock action. The two runs through the Olympos stage, 31.03km, of which the first 7km seven were new, served as the event's sting in the tail, while the Çamyuva test – run in reverse during the shakedown – had the makings of throwing up some surprises, despite only being short (5.5km).

Kaluga, 10 June 2008 — Roland Vardanega, Member of the Managing Board and Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Components, of PSA Peugeot Citroën and Osamu Masuko, President of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) have officially laid the first foundation stone of their joint plant in Russia, located at Kaluga, 180km south-west of Moscow.

The ceremony took place in the presence of Mr Anatoli Artamonov, Governor of the region of Kaluga, and several hundred guests.

The joint plant held 70% by PSA Peugeot Citroën and 30% by MMC will start producing mid-range (C segment) models, as of 2011, for Peugeot and Citroën and mid-range SUVs for the 3 brands. These models will be destined for the Russian automobile market.

6/1/2008 -- This year's Acropolis Rally, round seven of the 2008 World Rally Championship (WRC), turned out to be a gruelling marathon contested at the pace of a sprint. The final day not only saw Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena and their C4 secure the spoils but they have also recovered first place in the Drivers' standings. Dani Sordo/Marc Martí steered the second Citroën Total car to 5th overall, harvesting five points for Citroën which takes the French firm to within two points of the lead in the Manufacturers' table.

Driving privately-entered Citroën C4s run by PH Sport with the support of technicians from Citroën Sport Technologies, Urmo Aava/Kuldar Sikk (4th) and Conrad Rautenbach/David Senior (10th) also contributed to the Twin Chevrons' successful weekend in Greece.

5/28/2008 -- The new 2008 Citroën Berlingo has passed the EuroNCAP tests with flying colours, setting a new standard in the leisure activity vehicle segment. With its reinforced structure and top-level safety equipment, it scored four stars in adult protection, four in child protection and two in pedestrian protection, making it the perfect choice for safe family transport.

2008 Citroën Berlingo

These impressive scores are largely a result of the new Citroën Berlingo’s body structure, which has been thoroughly reinforced, particularly at the front and middle pillars. These changes provide the stiffness necessary for passenger protection while optimising impact absorption.