Monday 28th February 2005 Production commenced on the new Citroën C1, a compact car with attractive, fun styling, available in three-door and five-door versions.

Monday 15th November 2004 The Citroen C4 range went on sale in the UK. It was designed to be the successor to the Citroën Xsara and was mechanically similar to the Peugeot 308, which was launched in 2007.

Sunday 17th October 2004 Citroën clinched its second world title at the Corsica Rally, without waiting for the end of the season. Sebastien Loeb, runner-up in the event, took his first WRC title in the Drivers’ category.

Friday 19th September 2003 The Citroen C2 was officially launched in the UK. It replaced the Citroën Saxo, and was built at the Aulnay plant, on the outskirts of Paris. A different design of the C2, based on that of the Peugeot 206, was sold in China. The Citroën C2 was discontinued in October 2009,…

Friday 1st August 2003 An original Citroën 2CV prototype appeared as the centrepiece at the opening of an exhibition at the Design Museum in London exploring the work of the flamboyant Italian and former Citroën designer Flaminio Bertoni. The 2CV was displayed alongside a Traction Avant, a DS and a model of a DS at…

Monday 2nd June 2003 Official UK on-sale launch of Citroen’s funky C3 Pluriel.

Wednesday 28th November 2001 Citroën set a new world record for distance travelled in 24 hours by an electric-only car, when two Saxo Electriques covered 1,064 miles on a closed circuit in France.

Thursday 13th September 2001 The first generation Citroen C3 was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. When it appeared in car show rooms in 2002 it was available with 1.1, 1.4 and 1.6 litre petrol engines, and 1.4 and 1.6 litre common rail diesel engines. In accordance with the PSA Group policy, the C3’s chassis…