1980 - 1989

The Company in 1985

March sees the introduction of a new corporate image programme for the dealer network. The colour scheme of blue and yellow is replaced by red and white.
In July, Citroën takes part in the first Chinese motor show in Shanghai and signs a contract for the delivery of 250 CXs.

In December, the Clichy and Nanterre factories in the Paris area close: foundry operations are transferred to the Charleville factory, and mechanical operations to Trémery and Asnières.
Annual production : 597 582 vehicles.

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2 CV Dolly : 1985-1986
production : 5.000

The Visa GTI unveiled at the 1984 Paris Motor Show, goes on sale: 1,580 cm³, fuel-injected engine, 105 bhp DIN at 6,250 rpm, 8 bhp, 5-speed gearbox, 188 km/h. Its performance and behaviour make it a true GTI. It is also appreciated for the practical 5-door layout.

BX break : 1985-1994
production : 186.827
March brings three more limited editions: the Visa Challenger, 3,500 examples; the 2CV Dolly, 3,000 examples; and the BX Sport, 2,500 examples. This last model proves so popular that it is added to the main BX range in July.
July sees the launch of the BX Estate, offering three engines (1,580 cm³, 7 bhp, 1,905 cm³, 9 bhp, and 1,905 cm³ diesel, 7 bhp) and two levels of trim. The hydropneumatic suspension maintains constant ride height regardless of load, setting new standards in safety and roadholding excellence.

In the news in 1985

The sabotage of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland, New Zealand, causes political uproar.
Spain and Portugal sign agreements leading to their admission to the EEC.
The La Villette exhibition centre outside Paris inaugurates the Geode, a cinema auditorium with a hemispherical screen 85 feet in diameter.
Claude Simon becomes the twelfth French winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. Chagall and Orson Welles die.