France
Automobiles Citroen, 62, bd Victor-Hugo, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Cedex France
tel. +331/47484141, fax +331/47486421, http://www.citroen.com
Models manufactured in France: C2, C3, C4 (hatchback, coupe), C5 (sedan, wagon Break), C6, C8; models manufactured in Spain: C3 Pluriel, Xsara Picasso, C4 Picasso, Grand C4 Picasso, Berlingo II Multispace; models manufactured in Portugal: Berlingo I First; models manufactured in the Czech Republic: C1; models manufactured in Slovakia: C3 Picasso; models manufactured in Turkey: Nemo Wagon, Nemo Wagon XTR; models manufactured in the Netherlands: C-Crosser; models manufactured in Japan: C-Crosser.
In July 1919 Andre Citroen began the process of manufacturing of a popular, small Type A Citroen. Between the years of 1955-65 Citroen gradually took over the oldest French automotive company Panhard & Levassor. In 1974 r. Peugeot bought 38,2%, and in 1976 the remaining 61,8% Citroen shares. Citroen passenger models are manufactured in: France, Spain (from 1958), Portugal (from 1961), the Netherlands (from 2009), the Czech Republic (from 2005), Slovakia (from 2008), Argentina (from 1959), Brazil (from 2001), China (1992-2004 under the Shenlong brand and from 2001 under the Dongfeng Citroen brand), Iran (SAIPA Xantia from 2001) and Japan (from 2007 by Mitsubishi), and are assembled in Morocco (from 1986, currently).
The latest releases: Geneva '2006 - prototype C4 Hybrid HDi; Madrid '2006 - concept car C-Buggy; Paris '2006 - Grand C4 Picasso, C4 WRC, concept car coupe C-Metisse; Bologna '2006 - C-Crosser; Geneva '2007 - C4 Picasso, C4 WRC (rally version); Frankfurt '2007 - C4 bioflex, Concept car convertible C5 Airscape, concept car hatchback C-Cactus Hybrid; October 2007 - C5 and C5 Break/Tourer II generation; Bologna ‘2007 – concept car Nemo Concetto; January 2008 - Berlingo II Multispace, C8 restyling; Geneva '2008 - Nemo Wagon, Berlingo II X-TR, C3 Pluriel restyling; Leipzig '2008 - C2 restyling; Moscow '2008 - C4 restyling; Paris '2008 - C3 Picasso, Nemo Wagon XTR, C3 Pluriel Charleston, concept car hatchback Hypnos, concept car coupe GTbyCITROEN, concept car C4 HYmotion2/C4 WRC HYmotion4, concept car C-Cactus Electro. In 2005 the serial production of Citroen C15, in 2006 - Xsara Break, and in 2007 the serial production of 1st generation C5 and C5 Break have finished. Plans for the future: 2009 – 2nd generation C3, C3 minivan; 2010 – the C4 successor.
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