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Citroën launched its tremendously worldwide popular model 2CV in 1949 and managed to keep it under uninterrupted production for 42 years (until 1990). This French revolutionary car got named ‘Deux Cheveux’, which literally stands for ‘two horses’, because of its real 2-hp output. Its huge success and popularity result from being such an economic, yet desirable car.
When the assembly of this versatile and low-priced model finally came to an end, in 1990, Citroën had produced 3.872.583 ‘2CV’ units, plus 1.246.306 copies of the ‘2CV camionette’ (small truck) version.
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André Citroën had already been involved in the automotive industry for many years, where he produced gears. While the First World War was taking place, André Citroën was producing munitions and armaments for France. Once the conflict was over, Citroën was left with an "unworthy" factory, given that he no longer needed to produce those equipments. He then turned his factory into ... more
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