French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen revealed an air-hybrid drivetrain at a French tech day in January, and now it looks like the system is heading a step closer to the real world.

Citroën will launch its first SUV in Australia in July with the arrival of the Citroën C4 AirCross.

Always excited about tackling new challenges, Citroën Racing and Sébastien Loeb are preparing to take part in the X Games Los Angeles 2012. Driving a Citroën DS3 ‘XL’ sporting Red Bull and Total decals, the eight-time World Rally Champion will test himself against the best drivers from the Global Rallycross Championship.

Citroen will launch its first SUV in Australia in July with the arrival of the Citroen C4 AirCross, which will also complete its family of ‘four’ models, with the C4 AirCross joining the Citroen C4, Citroen C4 Picasso and Citroen DS4 to offer a unique range in the same size category.

Usually renowned for its heat, dust and rocks, a wet and muddy World Rally Championship Rally of Greece at the weekend (24-27 May 2012) saw Citroen score its third 1-2 win of the season as the French team’s rivals slid out of contention, allowing Greek victor Sébastien Loeb and Citroen to strengthen their leads in the chase for the 2012 WRC titles and Loeb’s team mate, Mikko Hirvonen, to move into second place in the driver’s title chase.

 To maintain the momentum of the DS prestige model line, represented in Australia by the DS3 and DS4 with the DS5 to arrive in July, CITROËN has decided to create a styling department dedicated to this distinctive vehicle line. The new organisation, which comes into effect on 1 June, will make an even clearer distinction between C-range vehicle styling and DS styling. The “DS line” styling department will be managed by Thierry Metroz, while Alexandre Malval will be in charge of C-range styling.

Citroen is hoping that Australians will find its stylish DS5 premium wagon an attractive proposition..........

 Citroen is celebrating 20 years in the Chinese car market with its partner Dong Feng, during which time the joint venture has produced more than 1.6 million cars, including 220,000 last year alone, which are sold through 360 Citroen dealers and to mark this milestone, the French car maker is using the 2012 Beijing Motor Show to launch DS range in China, the new unique to China Citroen C-Quatre, the local market launch of the C4 AirCross and – looking to the future, the world debut of the Citroen Numero 9

The Citroen DS4 will be in Australian Citroen dealers on 1 March 2012, providing a new class of car that combines the style of coupe, the space and convenience of a tall body car, ease of access of a five door car and the premium style, equipment and features of Citroen DS range of cars.

 Citroën has released a beautiful series of photographs in which the aviation-inspired Citroen DS5, the latest model in the distinctively styled DS line, poses under the wings of the classic Concorde aircraft, just as the legendry Citroen DS did in its heyday.

Seven time world champion and the leader of the 2011 World Rally Championship, Sébastien Loeb, will be in Sydney on Sunday (4 September 2011) to met fans and sign autographs before he tackles the 2011 WRC Rally of Australia in Coffs Harbour, which starts on 8 September.

Citroën is showcasing an impressive line-up of new and current models at the 64th International Frankfurt Motor Show (13-25 September 2011), along with a range of innovations that embody the very best of the brand’s ‘Créative Technologie’.

Together with the Company’s existing range of stylish, award-winning vehicles and latest innovative technologies, Citroën’s show display will present the complete DS line for the first time in Europe - including the newest version of the Citroën DS3, the ‘Ultra Prestige’ model; the non-conformist new Citroën DS4, which will arrive in Australia in early 2012, and the stunning New Citroën DS5, which debuts Citroën’s HYbrid4 technology, and will arrive in Australia at the end of 2012. The mighty 300bhp Citroën Total World Rally Team DS3 WRC will also make a special appearance and the new Citroen C4, which arrives in Australia in October, will be displayed in all its variations.

Citroen has slid into the motorsport record books again by recording a world-beating 22nd One-Two win in the World Rally Championship with Sébastien Ogier leading home team mate Sébastien Loeb in the Greek round of the 2011 World Rally Championship that saw total domination of the event at the weekend (17-19 June 2011) by the Citroen DS3.

Thanks to his 100th podium finish, Loeb has extended his lead in the chase for the 2011 WRC Drivers’ title, while another 1-2 finish further extends Citroen’s lead in the manufacturer’s title chase.

The Citroen C4 Picasso, already lauded as Australia’s most economical seven seat people mover, has added to its EuroNCAP five star safety rating the fact that it is one of only two vehicles of 183 tested by the RACV to score four out of five stars in the RACV’s Car Blind Spot Ratings.

The majority of cars scored just one or two stars.

The new Citroën DS4, which will arrive in Australia at the end of this year, has not only achieved a 5-star rating in Euro NCAP crash tests with a score of 97% for its safety systems, it has also received the Euro NCAP Advanced award, like the Citroën C5, the new C4 and the DS3 before it, for debuting advanced safety systems.

Citroën has revealed the eagerly anticipated third model in its innovative and distinctive DS line: DS5. Designed to express the full extent of Citroën’s ‘Créative Technologie’, DS5 combines ground-breaking style, rewarding driving dynamics and exceptional refinement with innovative engineering solutions.

Women motoring writers from around the world have determined their choices for the Women’s World Car of the Year for 2011.

The Citroën Total World Rally Team crew won by two-tenths of a second, the smallest gap ever at the end of a WRC round

A year after scoring their first victory in the FIA World Rally Championship in Portugal, Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia racked up win number two in the same event at the weekend (25-27 March 2011).

The Citroën Total World Rally Team will be aiming to win its seventh FIA Manufacturers’ World Title in 2011 with the brand new DS3 WRC when the 2011 World Rally Championship kicks off in the frozen countryside of Scandinavia with the Rally of Sweden in February.

Some say, Citroën’s DS3 is not only the best small car around, it’s the best car on the road full-stop.

Sébastien Loeb and Citroen finished the 2010 season in the United Kingdom at the weekend (11-14 November 2010) with another victory, setting seal on a season that has seen Loeb beat his rivals by more than 100 points for the Drivers’ title and Citroen finish the career of the Citroen C4 WRC with its 36th win in 56 events to win the manufactures’ title also with a 100 point margin.

Citroen and Sébastien Loeb have celebrated  winning the 2010 World Rally Championship titles* with a complete domination of the penultimate round of the 2010 season, the WRC Rally of Spain with Loeb leading from start to finish and heading a Citroen 1-2-3 on the podium.

The most economical seven seat people mover in Australia is now under $40,000 on the road, with the Citroen C4 Picasso now priced at $39,990 Driveaway, a saving of more than $6000.

The stunning Citroën Survolt racing car concept made its first all-electric laps of the legendary Le Mans Circuit last weekend (11 July 2010), at the Le Mans Classic.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed, the motoring event that has re-written the motor show rule book in Europe and which takes place in the first week of July (2-4 July 2010), will feature three new Citroen’s strutting their stuff on Goodwood’s legendary hill climb track.

Citroën has now received a total of 25 accolades in the awards’ seven year history - more than any other vehicle manufacturer.

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia had already experienced leading the Rally New Zealand during the first leg, but they spent the whole of the second day at the front of the overall classification.

Loeb’s misfortune’s started on the second stage of the event when he hit a railway bridge.

 Loeb tightened his stranglehold on the rally. He set two fastest times before lifting off a little in the final stage, winning Rally Turkey by a comfortable margin from Petter Solberg.

The Citroen Survolt states that a small car does not have to be a two-box hatchback, it can be stylish, unconventional, and aggressive with the Survolt providing the small car sector with a car that is as exciting and vibrant as larger cars. It proves a car can meet size, environmental and safety requirements and not be a boring rehash of existing cars in the supermini class.

Without reneging on the charms of conventional coupés, Citroen has discovered new ways of expressing automotive vitality with this new creation – less restrictive and exclusive and more adapted to today’s driving conditions, while boasting a renewed sense of driving pleasure.

Sébastien Loeb, already by far and away the most successful rally driver of all time, will be aiming for a new record of seven consecutive World Rally Championship titles when the 2010 WRC season kicks off in Sweden this weekend (11-14 February 2010)

C-ZERO, Citroën’s new all-electric four-seater city car, has made its world show premiere at the 88th European Motor Show in Brussels this week (14 January 2010) - alongside 25 other models from Citroën’s award-winning range.

Kimi Raikkonen got his first taste of the Citroën C4 WRC on this week, at a private gravel test track close to the team’s French workshops. This initial shakedown allowed the Finn to start getting used to the car that he will drive on the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship.

Already available to order, the DS3 gets the DS line off to a stylish start. The new line-up will feature a range of distinctive models with more radical design content, rounding out the Marque's main range. As its name suggests, the new line is a further symbol of CITROËN creativity and technology.

 To maintain the momentum of the DS prestige model line, represented in Australia by the DS3 and DS4 with the DS5 to arrive in July, CITROËN has decided to create a styling department dedicated to this distinctive vehicle line. The new organisation, which comes into effect on 1 June, will make an even clearer distinction between C-range vehicle styling and DS styling. The “DS line” styling department will be managed by Thierry Metroz, while Alexandre Malval will be in charge of C-range styling.