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CX break : 1976-1991
production : 128.185
The Company in 1976
- The Peugeot Group takes an 89.95% stake in Citroën, and sets up the PSA holding company as part of the Citroën SA/Peugeot SA merger.
- Citroën signs an industrial and com-mercial agreement with Romania, whereby Romania will produce a new Citroën model to be sold by Citroën dealers in Western Europe and by a Romanian organization in COMECON countries.
- Annual production : 741 363 vehicles.
The models in 1976
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LN : 1976-79
prod: 116.931
CX Prestige
- January sees the launch of the CX Estate; with a choice of CX 2000 or CX 2200 diesel engines.
- The CX Prestige is launched in February, gaining an extra 27 cm in length.
- The 2CV Spot is launched in April, in a limited edition of 1,800 cars.
- The Paris Motor Show unveils the LN: 602 cm3 air-cooled, flat-twin engine developing 32 bhp at 5,750 rpm, 3 bhp, 4-speed gearbox, 120 km/h, 5.9 litres/90 km. The smallest engine in the smallest body, the 3-door, 4-seat LN combines Citroën mechanical components with the body of the Peugeot 104 Coupé. The homogeneous design reflects the harmony of approach between the two carmakers; 127,932 LNs are built between September 1976 and October 1978.
- Also at the Paris Show, the CX 2400 replaces the CX 2200: new 2,400 cm3 engine, 115 bhp DIN at 5,500 rpm, 13 bhp, 181 km/h, 8.3 litres/100 km.
In the news in 1976
- The Jamaica Agreement creates a new international monetary structure based on floating exchange rates.
- France and other European countries adopt summer time, putting the clocks forward by one hour between 1 April and 1 October. The move cuts electricity consumption by 1%, saving 300,000 tonnes of oil.
- Concorde, the first supersonic airliner, goes into service with Air France and British Airways.
- Andrzej Wajda makes Man of Marble.