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Méhari 4 x 4
The Company in 1979
- In France, the Trémery factory in Lorraine comes on line to manufacture top-of-the-range petrol and diesel engines. The plant is designed according to new principles of organization, for highly flexible management. In Paris, the Gutenberg plant closes. Its work is taken over by Trémery.
- A new computer-aided design and manufacturing centre is installed in the Saint-Ouen factory near Paris. Citroën signs agreements for the manufacture of the FAF in Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau and the Central African Republic.
- Argentina opens its markets to imports and production stops in the Catila factory.
- An agreement is reached concerning production of the CX and GSA in Thailand.
- Annual production : 815 173 vehicles.
The models in 1979
- En mai, la Méhari 4x4. Boîte de vitesses à 7 rapports avant (4 normaux et 3 réductés) plus marche arrière avec réducteur et crabotage de l'arbre de transmission vers les roues arrière, blocage du différentiel. 602 cm3, 29 ch DIN à 5 750 tr/mn, 100 km/h, 3 CV. De mai 1979 à juillet 1982, 1 213 exemplaires de la Méhari 4x4 ont été fabriqués.
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GSA : 1979-1987
production : 565.009
- In July, the CX 2000 is replaced by the CX Reflex and Athena, complementing the CX 2400 and CX 2500 Diesel. The Société Française de Mécanique builds a new 4-cylinder light-alloy, overhead-camshaft, 1,995 cm3 engine developing 106 bhp DIN at 5,500 rpm.
- December sees the launch of the CX Limousine and the armour-plated CX Prestige Haute Protection.
- In September, the GS Club, Pallas and X3 are replaced by the GSA Club, Pallas and X3: 1,300 cm3 engine, 65 bhp at 5,500 rpm, with a choice of gearboxes, new 5-door styling and new interior trim.
In the news in 1979
- The nine member states of the EEC hold elections for the European Parliament.
- The Shah of Iran leaves the country and Ayatollah Khomeini becomes head of the Islamic Republic.
- In Britain, Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister.
- The second oil shock causes a fresh energy crisis.
- Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now is on the screen as is Joseph Losey's Don Giovanni and Volker Schlöndorff's Tin Drum. Robert Benton's Kramer vs Kramer wins four Oscars.