Citroen C5 with Snow Motion Intelligent Anti-Skid System
27 Feb 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Driving a car on a snow-covered road might really test your skills in case the vehicle isn't equipped with proper tires and/or chains. But even so, Citroen promises that its new Snow Motion tec...
Pirelli Confirm Gravel Tires for Cyprus Asphalt Stages
25 Feb 2009, 16:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following a series of tests ran by both Citroen and Ford on the Pirelli WRC gravel tires earlier this week, the WRC officials have decided to run the asphalt stages of the upcoming Cyprus Rally as p...
Munchi's Team Confirm 2009 WRC Programme
25 Feb 2009, 14:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Munchi's Ford World Rally Team announced it will return to the World Rally Championship as soon as Rally Cyprus, scheduled March 13th through 15th. The announcement was made via the WRC website...
Sebastien Loeb Wins Rally Norway
16 Feb 2009, 08:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb made a clear statement inside the World Rally Championship yesterday, winning his first snow rally in 5 years ahead of favorites Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala. Despite startin...
Rare Citroën Sets Record Price at Retromobile Auction
13 Feb 2009, 17:28 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Normally, only the cars that belong to luxury brands manage to fetch ridiculous amounts of money at auctions. But sometimes surprises do happen. This seems to be the case of this 1973 Citroë...
Loeb Reckons Struggling Day 1 in Rally Norway
12 Feb 2009, 16:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Tomorrow morning, reigning champion and championship leader Sebastien Loeb will start his quest for a first ever win on snow inside the World Rally Championship, in Norway. The Frenchman admitted it...
PSA Peugeot Citroen Hopes for 11,000 Voluntary Departures
11 Feb 2009, 16:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The French group PSA Peugeot Citroen, the second largest in Europe, has developed a layoff plan through which it hopes to relieve on a voluntary basis 11,000 employees worldwide in 2009, france24 re...
PSA Sales Drop 7.4 Percent in 2008
11 Feb 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all knew 2008 was a difficult year, particularly in the end when the economic recession started slashing sales, workforce and profits of automakers all over the world. The PSA Peugeot Citroen gro...
Nissan Gasps for Air, but Opens Plant in Russia
11 Feb 2009, 08:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported these past few weeks, especially in the last days, Nissan has got itself in a big pile of... trouble. Having a bleak $2 billion loss forecast, Nissan sees itself in the position of ha...
PSA Continues Russian Expansion, Mitsubishi Still on Hold
10 Feb 2009, 14:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if Mitsubishi confirmed it plans to delay production at the newly-built plant in Russia, the PSA group said is still aims to start manufacturing cars at the Kaluga factory in the first half of ...
PSA Boss Expects 2009 Sales Drop by 20%
10 Feb 2009, 13:37 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It is already known that PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is facing serious problems in the light of the economic crisis despite the loan they received from the government. More sadly, neither 2009 nor 2010 sale...
French Automakers Get 3bn Euros Aid, Sarkozy Speaks His Mind
9 Feb 2009, 14:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The French Government will lend both a hand and some money to the native automotive industry, in order to help it survive the crisis and keep industry employees from being laid off. The aid will go ...
Loeb Admits Underdog Status in Norway
6 Feb 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rally Norway will be Ford's best chance of getting even with rivals Citroen in the overall classification. Following their poor performances in Ireland, Ford are very confident they could turn ...
Citroen DS Inside (DS3) Concept Unveiled
6 Feb 2009, 09:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Only a rumor last week, the DS3 nameplate is now official. Citroen has just confirmed that it plans to revive the DS (which stands for Different Spirit) vehicle lineup launched in the past and gave ...
PSA Delays Launch of Plug-in Hybrids
5 Feb 2009, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The ever growing need to save money and cut costs could result in the delay of PSA's hybrid vehicles launch. The delay could take as long as two years, but will not interfere with the company&...
Geneva to Bring Citroen DS Rebirth
3 Feb 2009, 17:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The popular Citroen DS model which saw daylight during the '50 and became famous thanks to its aerodynamic body design will be revived by the French manufacturer at the upcoming Geneva Motor Sh...
Citroen Rebranding - Three Years to Impress the World
3 Feb 2009, 15:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the middle of the survival battle, some car manufacturers find the time to plan for major makeovers. This is the case with Citroen, which announced its global re-branding initiative the same year...
Loeb: Ireland Win Best Way to Start 2009
2 Feb 2009, 11:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb started his title defense in the best way possible, clinching the season opener in Ireland. The Frenchman started off poorly on Friday, as he made the wrong tire choice and was findin...
Citroen Expect Tougher Battle with Ford in Norway
2 Feb 2009, 08:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Citroen Total and Sebastien Loeb must be very relieved with the team's latest 1-2 performance in Rally Ireland. And that's because the French team were hoping to make the best of the aspha...
Sebastien Loeb Wins Rally Ireland
1 Feb 2009, 18:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb began his 5th title-defence campaign inside the World Rally Championship in a dominant manner. Although he had a horrible start on Friday, Jari-Matti Latvala’s retirement in the...