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Paris Motor Show
The Company in 1957
- An assembly line turning out 2 CV vans comes into operation in Pnom Penh (Cambodia).
- Citroën and the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques sign an agreement whereby a plant in Mulhouse is turned over to the manufacture of drive joints.
- Citroën installs its first computer in the Spare Parts department.
- Annual production : 206 136 vehicles.
The models in 1957
- The ID19 goes on sale on May, following its premiere (bonnet sealed) at the 1956 Paris Motor Show. It is available in two versions: Standard (63 bhp SAE at 4,000 rpm, 130 km/h) and Luxury (66 bhp SAE at 4,500 rpm, 135 km/h).
- Between March 1957 and September 1969, 491,434 examples are built. Following the launch of the ID 19, the Traction is withdrawn from production in July after a brilliant 23-year career without any major modifications. A total 759,123 examples have been built.
- At the Paris Motor Show, the 2CV gains a cover on the boot.
In the news in 1957
- The Treaty of Rome brings the European Economic Community (EEC) into being and sets up the Atomic Energy Commission (Euratom).
- Ghana becomes the first black state to achieve independence.
- Sputnik 1, the world's first satellite, is placed in orbit.
- Ingmar Bergman makes Wild Strawberries. Camus receives the Nobel Prize for literature.