Key facts

1985

New identity: Citroën takes on a new visual identity, with red and white replacing its traditional yellow and blue colors.

Production: Operations at the Nanterre and Clichy facilities cease and the foundry activities are taken over by the Charleville facility, while mechanical activities are transferred to Trémery and Asnières.

Finance: After five consecutive years of losses, PSA Peugeot Citroën starts making profits again.

Sports: Peugeot wins the World Rally and Drivers' Championships with its 205 T16.

Launches: the 309, the 205 GTI and BX estate.

The group's annual output: 1,655,000 vehicles