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Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb sealed victory on Rally Bulgaria today, round seven of the 2010 World Rally Championship, to extend his lead in the FIA Drivers' standings and head a record breaking formation finish for the French manufacturer. Full story...

Sebastien Loeb continues to lead Rally Bulgaria at the end of the second day, but all eyes were on another Citroen C4 WRC this afternoon as Norwegian Petter Solberg dominated the timesheets to win each of the three stages. Full story...

Further details have emerged concerning PSA Peugeot Citroen's joint venture with Changan Automobile Group in China. Full story...

PSA and Changan Auto will set up a joint venture in China that will initially focus on introducing the Citroen DS upscale car line in the country. Full story...

Frenchman Sebastien Loeb and his Citroen C4 WRC didn't miss a beat through the first four stages of the inaugural World Rally Championship round in Bulgaria. Full story...

Citroen Junior Team driver Sebastien Ogier is considering an offer from Ford team boss Malcolm Wilson to switch manufacturers and drive a Ford Fiesta in next year's World Rally Championship. Full story...

PSA Peugeot Citroen on Wednesday said sales of new vehicles and CKD units up 16.9% to 1,856,000 units set a new half year record. Full story...

PSA Peugeot Citroen may revive a plan to set up a manufacturing facility in India to tap surging car demand in the country. Full story...

PSA Peugeot Citroen and Changan Automotive Group will finalise on Friday a joint venture deal to produce vehicles in China, a PSA director said. Full story...

New models such as the Citroen C3 Picasso and Peugeot RCZ coupe plus strong growth in China pushed up PSA's first-half sales 16.9 percent. Excluding sales of CKD kits -- nearly completed cars shipped for assembly in other markets -- sales rose 16. Full story...

French car manufacturer Citroen has released to the medias the first and very short video of its fully electric Survolt race car in a test session. Full story...

Prior to making its first world appearance at Le Mans, France in a few days the fully electric, racing version of the Citroen Survolt was taken to the track for the first time. Full story...

Renault's new concept, Range Rover Evoque revealed, Citroen DS3 driven, £350,000 Audi A1, Alfa Giulietta vs rivals Full story...

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said on Wednesday they have agreed to work together to develop electric vehicle powertrains, initially focusing on light commercial vehicles. Full story...

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said today they have agreed to work together to develop electric vehicle powertrains, initially focusing on light commercial vehicles. Full story...

Volkswagen AG, Robert Bosch GmbH and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA were honored here this week as the winners of the first annual Automotive News Europe/Automotive Intelligence Center L.E.A.D.E.R. awards. L.E.A.D.E.R. Full story...

The compact station wagon segment accounts for just 3% of the Brazilian car and light commercial market, including SUVs and pickups. Consumers' reluctance to buy them increased with the rise of compact 'monovolume' models like the Chevrolet Meriva and Citroen Picasso and a shortage of innovative wagon models. Full story...

French manufacturer Citroën has just announced that it will offer wireless Internet connectivity in all their vehicles. Using a WiFi box located inside the car, it works with a 3G/3G+ SIM card provided by the customer's choice of Internet carriers. That means anyone inside the car can access the web with their portable devices such as laptops, smart phones, etc. the WiFi connection works while driving and while idling, and by a measure of precaution, the roaming feature is deactivated so you don't end up with a huge bill, since hooking up to another carrier than yours is very costly in roaming charges. Since last March, WiFi has been available in the C3 Picasso and C4 Picasso people movers as well as the New C3 and sporty DS3 hatchbacks. By the end of the summer, the rest of Citroën's model range will get it. The WiFi accessory is offered for 500 euros, or about $640 CDN. Full story...

Both Citroen and Ford are aiming to start next year's World Rally Championship with at least four of their all-new World Rally Cars competing. Full story...

PSA Peugeot Citroen is planning two new models for emerging countries as it seeks to break its dependence on mature markets according to Les Echos newspaper. Full story...