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Ami 6 break : 1964-1971
production : 551.880
The Company in 1964
- The Mangualde factory in Portugal comes into operation to manufacture the 2CV. As in Spain, this operation is made necessary by the severe restrictions placed on imports of fully assembled cars.
- Citroën signs an agreement with the German company NSU Motorenwerke for the development of a rotary-piston engine through a Geneva-based joint subsidiary, Comobil.
- The activities of the Nanterre plant outside Paris are further extended with the opening of a workshop making mechanical parts for the DS.
- In Yugoslavia, the Cimos factory comes into operation under the terms of an agreement signed in 1960. The new plant assembles the Dyane and manufactures a range of parts.
- Annual production : 464 955 vehicles.
The models in 1964
- September sees the appearance of the DS19 Pallas, a car with an enhanced interior and finish.
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- The Ami 6 Estate is presented at the Paris Motor Show. Based on the saloon and with broadly similar technical features, it offers a range of possibilities, emphasizing the versatile character of the Ami. Two 4/5 seat-versions are available - Tourisme and Confort - plus a utility vehicle.
- At the Paris Motor Show, safety belts are offered as an option on all Citroën models.
- In December, the 2CV gains front-hinged instead of rear-hinged doors at the front.
- The Type 60 DIP bus is launched, with oleopneumatic rear suspension and seating for 36 people.
In the news in 1964
- In Russia, Khruschev is ousted. Brezhnev and Kosygin are the new leaders of the Kremlin.
- France recognizes Communist China.
- Apparition of the safety belts.
- Chagall paints the ceiling of the Opéra Garnier in Paris. Sartre writes Les Mots and refuses the Nobel Prize for literature. The Thoughts of Mao Tse-Tung are published.