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The Company in 1995

In Greece, the ZX Estate wins the title of Best Estate of the Year 1994. Value for money was the main factor highlighted by the jury. In Spain, Citroën Hispania receives the Production Quality Prize and THE COMPANY of the Year 1994 Prize in January.
The Xantia wins a cluster of prizes. The UK magazine "Fleet News" names it Best Car of 1995 ahead of the Ford Mondeo and the Peugeot 405. In Brazil, the Xantia is elected Car of the Year in front of the Opel Astra. The AFPA (French Motoring Press Association) gives the Xantia two awards: the Technical Innovation Prize and the Motoring Press Prize. "Car Magazine" awards the Xantia the "Best Technological Innovation Prize".
In June, Peugeot Citroën Industrie becomes the first plant in the PSA Group to receive ISO 9001 certification. Citroën and the advertising agency Euro RSCG call upon the talented American athlete Carl Lewis to promote the new Xantia Activa.

In 1995, Automobiles Citroën gives 63 vehicles to car maintenance training departments. These vehicles are equipped with the most recent equipment so students are able to work on THE MODELS that they will be called upon to repair when they qualify.
Annual production : 746 501 vehicles.

The models in 1995

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Xantia estate : since 1995

Unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Xantia Estate arrives in the showrooms in June. The new vehicle offers a host of attractions with its flowing, aerodynamic lines and stylish interior, boot volume of 1,690 dm³, three real seats at the back, hydraulic or hydractive suspension and generous length (22 cm longer than the saloon version). The Xantia Estate is available with a petrol or diesel engine (1.8i, 2.0i 16V, 2.0i Turbo CT and 1.9 Turbo D with X, SX and VSX trim. Moreover, the Xantia itself gains four new engines: a turbocharged diesel (2.1 Turbo D), two multi-valve petrol engines (1.8i 16V and 2.0i 16V) and a third supercharged engine (2.0i Turbo CT).
In September, Citroën and Microsoft sign an agreement to develop the concept of mobile offices, and conduct trials using two prototypes based on the Evasion. The vehicle interior is equipped with a table for seating three or four people, a Siemens S3 portable phone and a Siemens Nixdorf PC running under Windows 95.
At the Transport Show in September, Citroën fields one of the broadest ranges of utility vehicles in the world. The marque unveils the Jumpy, which is scheduled to arrive in showrooms in October. Born of an industrial cooperation agreement between Fiat Auto, Automobiles Peugeot and Automobiles Citroën, the Jumpy is compact, functional and versatile. Offering a payload of 815 kg and a useful volume of 4 m³, the Jumpy is available in four versions: panel van, window van, combi and flatbed truck. All versions are available with three engines: 1.6i petrol, 1.9 diesel and 1.9 turbo diesel.
To prepare for the launch of the Citroën Saxo, unveiled to the press on 21 November prior to its launch in February 1996, the Rennes-la Janais plant announces in December that it will take over production of the ZX Estate. The move leaves the Aulnay plant free to focus on the new Saxo.

In the news in 1995

On 7 May, Jacques Chirac is elected President of the Republic. He wins 52.64% of the votes, compared with 47.36% for the Socialist Lionel Jospin.
Paris is hit by a wave of terrorist attacks between July and October.
At the EU summit held in Madrid on 15 and 16 December, member states baptize the future European single currency the Euro and set 1 January 1999 as its date of introduction.
On 4 November, Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an Israeli extremist.
Emir Kusturika's Underground wins the Palme d'Or at the 48th Cannes Film Festival in May.

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