
The Company in 1935
- André Citroën dies on 3 July after a serious illness.
- The Italian assembly plant closes down. The new customs regulations of 1934 make it too complicated to assemble vehicles in Italy. The subsidiary continues to operate.
- Annual production : 30 759 vehicles.
The models in 1935
- The range is stabilized after the economic catastrophes of 1934.
- The Type 23 van is launched in September. Rated 11 bhp, it is fitted with the 4-cylinder 1,911 cm3 engine of the Traction Avant developing 42 bhp. The payload is 1,500 kg and the total laden weight 3,500 kg.
- Coachbuilders outside the company design the Type 32B bus, which remains in production until 1948.
In the news in 1935
- Hitler denounces the Treaty of Versailles and begins to re-arm Germany.
- The Nuremberg Laws mark the start of anti-Semitic persecution in Germany.
- The Italian army invades Ethiopia.
- Jean Giraudoux publishes La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu.
- The liner Normandie makesits maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.