The Company in 1966
- In Britain, the Slough plant closes down after making a total of 28,800 Traction Avants, DS, 2CVs and utility vehicles.
- Annual production : 531 133 vehicles.
The models in 1966
- LHM, a special mineral oil, replaces LHS2 in the hydraulic circuits of all ID and DS models. A high-quality product, LHM ensures long service life for all circuit components. From October, the 600P and PD trucks are renamed 700 Series PY and PYD. The total laden weight is increased to 10,990 kg thanks to the more powerful engines: 134 bhp for the petrol, 108 bhp for the diesel.
In the news in 1966
- In France, the Banque Nationale de Paris is founded. France pulls out of NATO.
- Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India.
- Roland Barthes devotes a chapter of his book Mythologies to the DS phenomenon.
- Claude Lelouch's A Man and a Woman is acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival; François Truffaut makes Fahrenheit 451.