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0Official: WRC crowns driver and manufacturer champs, any guesses who? [spoilers] 1349720100
Brace yourselves, ladies and gentlemen, for a shocking announcement: Sébastien Loeb has won the 2012 World Rally Championship title, and his Red-Bull-sponsored Citroën team took home the manufacturer's trophy. For those keeping track, this is Loeb's ninth WRC title, and the ...
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Paris: 2013 Citroën C3 Picasso exemplifies utility, cubist charm 1348930860
We Americans are far too self-conscious to widely adopt the immensely utilitarian MPV, opting for bloated, high-riding crossovers. In Europe, on the other hand, vehicles like the Citroen C3 Picasso are optimal for families in towns where the streets were once farm paths. This funky people-mover ...
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Paris: 2013 Citroën DS3 Cabrio shows trick folding top to the world 1348871400
Citroën's DS3 line has been a huge success in its home market of France ever since the car was launched in 2009. Sitting in the fat-middle part of the luxury category, it only makes sense that a convertible variant for the DS3 pop up sooner or later – and later is the Paris Motor ...
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Report: PSA plans to cut 8,000 jobs 1347458460
The French government has said that PSA/Peugeot-Citroën must make large job cuts in order to stay financially afloat. A large restructuring would also need to take place as the carmaker deals with the current European economic climate and a production capacity excess. According to an ...
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Video: Watch some drunk German football fans cheer on a parallel parker 1342716240
Europeans, as we know, take their football (our soccer) seriously – it isn't until a team wins that their fans can stop being so focused and have some serious fun. Exhibit A: after the German national team beat Argentina in Euro 2012, some chaps still full of cheer (and beer, presumably) ...
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Video: Sebastien Loeb gets us excited for X Games 2012 1341144060
Sébastien Loeb is giving both Global RallyCross and the X Games a go in Los Angeles this Sunday: he'll line up with other drivers like fellow World Rally Championship title winner Marcus Grönholm, Travis Pastrana and Baja 500 winner Brian Menzies when he takes part in the GRC event at ...
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Official: Citroen launches C4 L and C-Elysée sedans for emerging markets 1340544000
French automakers Citroen and Peugeot are flip sides of the same coin. So with few exceptions, when one introduces a new product, you can expect the other to follow with a version of its own. That's what we have here with the new Citroen C-Elysée, a rebadged version of the 301 sedan that ...
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Official: Sebastian Loeb to compete in X Games RallyCross [w/video] 1339792140
Things just got a lot more interesting for this year's X Games RallyCross event, with eight-time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb announcing his entry into the competition. The French driver's participation in X Games comes thanks to Travis Pastrana, who sent out a personal invitation to Loeb via ...
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Official: Ford, Ferrari and BMW clean up at 2012 International Engine of the Year Awards 1339615800
Ford has won the International Engine of the Year Award for its 1.0-liter EcoBoost turbocharged three cylinder. The award was handed out at the Engine Expo in Stuttgart, Germany. This is Ford's first outright victory from the panel, which consists of journalists from around the globe. This is ...
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Video: We're pretty sure this is NOT where baby Citroëns come from 1339358580
Automotive assembly plants can appear as different as the cars they produce, but the fundamentals are basically the same. Parts go in, they're put together, and cars roll out. And that, boys and girls, are where cars come from. This amusing video clip, however, suggests that Citroën went ...
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Report: Man stranded in desert builds motorcycle out of his broken car 1337796060
According to Merriam-Webster, ingenuity can be defined as "skill or cleverness in devising or combining" or "cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance." We'd say that's an apt description of a Frenchman named Emile who reportedly found himself stranded in the deserts of Northwest Africa ...
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Official: Pics Aplenty: Citroën to roll out sexy Numero 9 concept [w/video] 1334331000
Citroën has finally given the world a closer look at the company's next DS design study. The French automaker is set to introduce the DS line to China this year, and the Numero 9 design study is set to mark the occasion. Citroën will officially unveil the concept at this month's Beijing ...
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Report: Peugeot-Citroën raises cash by selling its Paris headquarters 1333492140
You know things are rough when you have to sell your corporate headquarters to raise some cash. But that's just what PSA Peugeot-Citroën did this week, unloading its Parisian office building for about $327 million, according to Automotive News. The 48-year-old headquarters is located in ...
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Report: Peugeot suggests expansion of ties with GM into other segments and technology 1332937680
The ink is only just dry on the contract detailing the collaboration between General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën, and already there is talk of going further. GM purchased a seven-percent stake in PSA to form an alliance that would work together on platforms, small and midsize cars, and ...
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Report: Is Chevy poised to get a version of the Buick Encore? 1332883740
It looks as if General Motors may be considering a Chevrolet version of the Buick Encore. L'Automobile Magazine managed to source a few patent drawings depicting the vehicle with a Chevrolet face. If our Google translator and murky comprehension of the French language are to be trusted, the ...
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Spy Shots: Citroën DS6 concept spotted on Parisian streets ahead of reveal? 1332360060
The Citroën DS6 Concept may have slipped out ahead of the showcar's planned debut later this year. What is believed to be the big DS was seen lounging on the streets of Paris during a recent photo shoot, and while initial photos like the one above show the car covered by a well-placed cloth, ...
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Geneva: 2012 Citroën DS3 Racing Sebastien Loeb Edition is the darkest of horses 1331220720
Among the numerous renditions of its DS line unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, Citroën went a step further with the introduction of the DS3 Racing S. Loeb. Taking advantage of the ridiculous success it has had with the DS4 WRC piloted by Sebastien Loeb, the DS3 Racing S. Loeb is for those ...
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Geneva: Citroën DS4 Racing Concept is our kind of Gaul 1331215200
Wide, chunky, low-down and matte gray. There aren't many things for which we'd consider that a flattering descriptive, but the Citroën DS4 Racing concept is just such a thing. Developed by Citroën Racing and a step up from the DS3 Racing limited edition, it's 35 millimeters lower, ...
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Geneva: 2012 Citroën C4 Aircross is ready for soft-roading action 1331164740
This handsome little crossover is the 2012 Citroën C4 Aircross, and it's ready to boldly go where every other CUV has gone before. Like the vast majority of C-segment-based, high-riding crossovers, the C4 Aircross is, to quote associate editor Zach Bowman, more "mall-terrain" than ...
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Official: GM buys 7% stake in PSA Peugeot Citroën, creates global platform-sharing alliance 1330536540
General Motors has finally made a move to help its ailing European operations by tying its fortunes on the continent with those of PSA Peugeot Citroën. The two automakers have agreed to a new global alliance in which GM will buy a seven-percent stake in PSA, thereby making it the European ...

