Key facts

1997

Environment: PSA Peugeot Citroën and its Liselec partners launch self-service electric cars in La Rochelle.
The new paint shop at the Poissy plant is inaugurated-the first in France to use water-dilutable paint technology.

Internet: Launch of the Citroën corporate web site: www.citroen.com.

Sports: Formula One: Peugeot announces its partnership with Prost Grand Prix for the World Championship beginning in 1998.
Citroën organizes the Berlingo Raid: 137 teams of young Europeans cover 1.1 million kilometers between Paris and Moscow. Fifth World Championship victory: since 1990, the ZX Rallye Raid has come out on top in 36 out of 42 events!

Launches: the Peugeot 306 estate, LPG version of the 406 bi-carburation, the 406 coupe designed by Pininfarina, the Citroën Berlingo Multispace, the Xantia LPG version, the Xsara.

The group's annual output: 2,078,000 vehicles