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Dyane : 1967-1984
production : 1.443.583
The Company in 1967
- The Dyane goes into assembly in Belgium.
- Citroën signs an industrial cooperation agreement with Berliet, the EEC's largest utility vehicle maker, to produce common models. Under the terms of the agreement, Citroën takes a majority share-holding in Berliet. The Comotor subsidiary is set up in Luxembourg to build car engines. One of its products is the rotary-piston unit that equips the M35 prototype in 1969.
- Annual production : 498 574 vehicles.
The models in 1967
- July sees the launch of the Dyane, slotting in between the 2CV and the Ami 6. It is equipped with the proven mechanical parts of the 2CV - 425 cm3 flat-twin engine developing 21 bhp SAE at 5,500 rpm, 2 bhp rating, 4-speed gearbox, maximum speed 100 km/h, consumption 4.9 litres/100 km - but its body is completely new. It is a saloon that offers all the advantages of an estate, with its rear hatch and fold-down back seat. The Dyane is built in 1,443,583 examples between July 1967 and June 1983.
Restyling DS & ID
- September sees new bodywork for the ID and DS series: a completely redesigned front end (wings, bonnet, bumpers, lower streamlining) incorporating four headlamps, two of which swivel with the steering.
- In February, a utility derivative of the 600 PD is launched: the 800 PYD Series R. The new vehicle is a tanker with a total laden weight of 11,900 kg. The total laden weight of the Type 350 is raised to 6,990 kg and the models are renamed 450 Club and 450 Confort.
- The 60 DIP bus is given a new interior layout which increases its seating capacity from 36 to 42.
In the news in 1967
- General de Gaulle visits Canada and expresses support for a "Free Quebec".
- France, the national Employment Agency is founded.
- The "Six Day" war opposes Israel and the Arab countries.
- García Marquez writes One Hundred Years of Solitude and Milan Kundera The Joke (French translation). Buñuel's Belle de Jour is on the cinema screens.