Citroën Chile

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Citroën Chilena SA
Citroën Chile SAC
legal form SAC
founding 1955
Seat Providencia , Chile
Branch Automobiles
Website www.citroen.cl

Citroën 2 CV two-door
Citroën 2 CV four-door
Citroën 2 CV as a pick-up
Citroën Yagán

Citroën Chile SAC , previously Citroën Chilena SA , is a Chilean importer and former manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company Citroën Chilena SA was founded in 1955. In the year or 1963 the production of automobiles started at a plant in Arica . The brand name was Citroën . A source gives a connection to Sociedad Importadora e Industrial J. Lhorente y Cia. Ltda. in Chinthorre . José Lhorente headed the company for a while. The name Automotriz Arica SA is also called.

The Chilean government under Salvador Allende decided in the early 1970s to restructure the automobile industry under state control. To this end, the Joinz Venture Corfo-Citroën was approved to produce small vehicles. Renault and Fiat should make medium-sized cars, while Peugeot should make large vehicles.

In 1972 the company was renamed Corfo-Citroën . In 1980 the name was changed to Citroën Chile SAC. Production ended in 1982. In the same year the company had a share of around 4.5% in Chilean vehicle production (457 of 10255 vehicles). The company is still active as an import company. It is based in Providencia in the province of Santiago .

Models

One model was the 2 CV , as it is known from France . This model was also available as a two- and four-door notchback sedan until 1973 and then as a station wagon until 1979 . In addition, were pick-up and van in the range.

The Citroën Yagán was a recreational and multi-purpose car derived from the Citroën Méhari . It had an open body made of wood and aluminum , designed by Maurice Delignon. The construction time of this model is given as 1971 to 1973 or 1972 to 1976, depending on the source. About 1,500 vehicles were built.

The company also offered the Ami 8 , GS, and CX , although it is unclear whether they were produced in the country.

literature

Web links

Commons : Citroën Chile  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Citroën (XV) and Yagan.
  2. ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 125. (English)
  3. ↑ a b Information on the story on the Citroën Chile website ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish, accessed November 19, 2016)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.citroen.cl
  4. ↑ d'Auto to José Lhorente ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Dutch, accessed November 19, 2016)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dauto.nl
  5. ↑ a b c d Citroënët (English, accessed on November 19, 2016)
  6. ^ Website about Automotores Franco Chilena ( Memento from October 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ a b Quieren recibir antiguo beneficio. In: estrellaarica.cl. November 1, 2008, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b ANAC ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish, accessed November 19, 2016)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.anac.cl
  9. ↑ Un pasado de fabricación: La desconocida historia de la industria automotriz nacional , in: Emol.com of October 20, 2017.
  10. ^ Salvatore Bizzarro: Historical Dictionary of Chile . Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2005 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  11. ↑ a b d'Auto ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Dutch, accessed November 19, 2016)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.deautogids.nl
  12. ↑ a b www.autopasion18.com (Spanish, accessed November 19, 2016)