France · founded 1919

Citroën Model History

France's most daring automaker — inventor of the mass-produced front-wheel-drive car, creator of the revolutionary DS, and a century-long champion of hydropneumatic suspension and radical engineering.

14 models

The complete catalog

Models

Traction Avant
The world's first mass-produced front-wheel-drive car with unibody construction — a 1934 engineering revolution that defined the modern automobile.
Sedan · 1934–1957
2CV
Citroën's people's car — an ultra-frugal air-cooled two-cylinder that mobilised postwar France and sold over nine million in 42 years.
Microcar · 1948–1990
DS
The 'Goddess' — a 1955 Paris Motor Show sensation that pioneered hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension, disc brakes, and swivelling headlights, and remains one of the most influential cars ever made.
Executive car · 1955–1975
SM
Citroën's Maserati-engined grand tourer — a 2+2 coupé that married a V6 from Maserati to Citroën's hydropneumatic suspension and DIRAVI power steering.
Sports car · 1970–1975
CX
The DS successor — a slippery, hydropneumatic large saloon that won 1975 European Car of the Year and kept Citroën's flagship engineering tradition alive for 17 years.
Executive car · 1974–1991
BX
Citroën's 1980s large family car — Bertone-styled, hydropneumatically suspended, and a massive sales success with over 2.3 million built.
Large family car · 1982–1994
XM
Citroën's CX successor — a 1990 European Car of the Year with world-first electronically controlled 'Hydractive' hydropneumatic suspension.
Executive car · 1989–2000
C3
Citroën's long-running supermini successor to the AX and Saxo — now in its fourth generation and offered as an affordable electric.
Supermini · 2002–present
C4
Citroën's compact family hatchback — now in its third generation as a crossover-influenced hatch with a plug-in hybrid variant.
Compact car · 2004–present
C5
The XM's successor — a large family saloon and estate produced across two generations from 2001 to 2017, before being succeeded by the crossover C5 X.
Executive car · 2001–2017
C5 X
The reinvention of Citroën's flagship — a raised crossover-saloon combining SUV ground clearance, a fastback roofline, and plug-in hybrid power.
Executive car · 2022–present
Xsara Picasso
Citroën's five-seat compact MPV — a tall, airy people-carrier that sold strongly across Europe for over a decade.
Compact MPV · 1999–2012
Berlingo
Citroën's car-derived van and passenger MPV — a practical van-based people-carrier launched in 1996 and now in its third generation with electric variant.
Compact MPV · 1996–present
DS 3 (Citroën-badged)
The stylish mini premium hatchback that launched Citroën's DS luxury sub-brand — sold as a Citroën DS 3 until DS Automobiles became independent in 2015.
Supermini · 2010–2016

Other makes

Models

Traction Avant

2CV

DS

SM

CX

BX

XM

C3

C4

C5

C5 X

Xsara Picasso

Berlingo

DS 3 (Citroën-badged)