ZX : since 1991
The Company in 1991
- On 17 January, a Citroën ZX Rallye-Raid driven by Ari Vatanen wins the 13th Paris-Tripoli-Dakar rally (9,186 km).The Citroën ZX makes its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Every ZX that rolls off the Aulnay plant assembly line is the result of the very latest innovative concepts in product design and training, such as the MAPI (a life-size mock-up of the inside of the ZX), and a mini training assembly line (simulating assembly procedures in real time). THE COMPANY even creates a game designed to increase personnel awareness of the Citroën ZX and its environment.
- THE COMPANY signs an agreement with trade unions on job classification. The new measures include a programme to increase workers' professional qualifications, changes to open up THE COMPANY structure and facilitate access to supervisor status and, last, new conditions governing the access of administrative and technical staff and supervisors to executive status (ETAM).
- An international jury of 100 journalists in association with the weekly "Auto-Moto" magazine votes Citroën carmaker of the century for its innovative designs.
- On 14 October, Jacques Calvet presents the Citela, an electric car that really works. A Citroën BX 4x4 Turbo driven by Jean-Luc Pailler wins the 1991 French Rallycross Prize.
- Annual production : 811 892 vehicles.
The models in 1991
- In March the Citroën ZX arrives in the showroom as a "Collection" of 4 models, each with its own characteristics and identity. Reflex, Avantage, Aura and Volcane are aimed at four different types of customer. The collection comprises four 4-cylinder petrol engines (60 bhp at 5,800 rpm, 75 bhp at 5,800 rpm, 89 bhp at 6,400 rpm and 130 bhp at 6,000 rpm), which can easily be adapted to meet the increasingly strict standards in force in a number of countries. Positioned between the AX and the BX, this fourth family of cars completes Citroën's general range and spearheads the manufacturer's drive to conquer the middle-of-the-range car market (M1).
AX restyling
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Xm break : 1991-1999
production : 31.035
- Restyled and extended, the new Citroën AX New Generation range comprises no fewer than 28 different models to meet the requirements of an increasingly demanding customer base. Key features include a new, more curved chassis, a completely redesigned interior (new-look dashboard), new engines and two new models, the GTI and the 4x4.
- The Frankfurt Motor Show unveils two world firsts: the Citroën ZX Diesel and the Citroën XM Estate.
In the news in 1991
- The United Nations launch the American-led operation "Desert Shield". Saddam Hussein soon pulls out of Kuwait, defeated after just 42 days, but as a parting shot, orders dozens of oil wells to be set alight.
- In South Africa, Frederik De Klerk abolishes the remaining laws that had underpinned apartheid since 1948.
- In France, Prime Minister Michel Rocard is replaced by Edith Cresson, the first woman Prime Minister in French history.
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau's film Cyrano de Bergerac carries off 10 French César awards and the Oscar award for best costumes.
- In 1991 we said goodbye to Margot Fonteyn, Martha Graham, Graham Greene, David Lean, Don Seigel, Frank Capra, Yves Montand and jazz musician Stan Getz.