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Morocco rally : SM first victory
The Company in 1971
- Citroën signs agreements with Inda SA of Paraguay, Quinatar SA of Uruguay, and Aviles Alfaro in Equador, for the assembly of 2CV and 3CV models.
- The SOGAMM (Société d'Outillage Général Appliqué aux Moules et Modèles) is set up at Stains, near Paris, as a subsidiary. It is specialized in the making of prototype body and mechanical components, quality control standards and associated equipment, and also master references for forging. This department was previously housed in the Clichy plant.
- In the Moroccan Rally, the SM takes part in a competition for the first time - and wins: first place for Deschaseaux-Plassard, third for Consten-Motte and fourth for Neyret-Terramorsi. After the success of the Paris-Kabul-Paris, Citroën organizes another long-distance rally: Paris-Persepolis-Paris. Five hundred 2CVs travel from Les Halles outside Paris to Southern Iran.
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La GS elected car of the year
Gs break : 1971-1981
production : 391.243
- Annual production : 665 691 vehicles.
The models in 1971
- The GS receives the "Car of the Year" award.
In the news in 1971
- The Algerian government nationalizes 51% of the assets of French oil companies.
- Britain adopts decimal coinage.
- is admitted to the United Nations and to the Security Council.
- Stanley Kubrick makes A Clockwork Orange, and Visconti Death in Venice.