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COVID-19 impact: ICCCR 2020 postponed to 2022
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 disease has also caused some impact on the International Citroën Car Clubs Rally (ICCCR), traditionally held every 4 years, and for this year planned to be executed in Torun/Poland. We have received this official statement: "Dear Delegates...
100 Years Citroën: Thank You! Merry XMas & Happy New Year!
(en francais au-dessous) Dear ACI Delegates, Citroën enthusiasts, friends and families worldwide, a rather eventful and for most of us outstanding year 2019 now comes to an end. We were in the lucky situation to have experienced the 100th anniversary of Citroën, a...
New Book: “What A Ride – Growing Up with Citroën in North America”
The long-year Amicale Citroën Internationale (ACI) Delegate for USA and author of this exciting new book, Richard Bonfond, was virtually born into Citroën. His father Albert Bonfond owned an automobile repair shop in Belgium working on many marques but eventually...
100 Years of Citroën – the speech of Henri-Jacques Citroën at La Ferté-Vidame opening ceremony
Just a few days ago, one of the most outstanding events in Citroën history took place in La Ferté-Vidame: The "Citroën Century Celebration" was held from 19.-21. July. Since many press releases before, during and after the event will be report about this unique...
Press Conference – 2CV World Meeting Croatia 2019 – The Report
23rd 2CV World Meeting in Samobor 2019 REPORT ON THE PRESS CONFERENCE On May 14, 2019, a press conference was held on the occasion of the upcoming 23rd 2cv World meeting 2019 at the Technical Museum "Nikola Tesla" in Zagreb, organized and managed by Danijela Cavlovic...
The Golden Scarab, A Challenge For Youth: The Rebuilding Of The Half-Track Vehicle Has Been Completed For Citroën’s Centenary
The press release from Citroën International media earlier today - and it should be noted that the ACI Board is proud to be member of the steering committee, of the organization which built this unique vehicle: * The first vehicle in history to have crossed the Sahara...
19-21 July 2019: THE MEETING OF THE CENTURY
Toucy, June 13th, 2018 THE MEETING OF THE CENTURY The Citroën brand was launched on June 4, 1919 with the official presentation of the A-Type. In 2019, Automobiles Citroën will officially celebrate its 100th birthday. The brand will celebrate this centenary through...
Preparing for 2CV World Meeting Croatia – latest news 03/2019
Activities of the Croatian 2CV Citroёn Club related to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the brand Citroёn: The central celebration of 100th Anniversary of the brand Citroёn will be during the 23rd 2cv World Meeting in Samobor, from 30th July to 4th August...
Retromobile 2019: Citroën Is Celebrating Its Centenary With A Stand Accommodating 30 Historic Models
(other language below) As the poster for the show suggests, Citroën is investing in a big way in the 2019 edition of Rétromobile (from 6 to 10 February, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles). For the year of its Centenary, the Brand has in fact come up with a brand new...
Ivory Coast / Côte d’Ivoire now also represented in ACI – Welcome!
We are very proud to share with you that another country has now joined the global ACI network – please warmly welcome the representatives for Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)! KONE N’GANLOH SEVERIN MASSAFOMA and KONE N’GANNANG SILVERE MASSAFOMA will be the persons to...
100 Years of Citroën – the kick-off in New Zealand!
To celebrate 2019 being 100 years of Citroën car production 42 Citroen's representing 18 different models gathered in the New Zealand Parliament grounds for a display that attracted a lot of interest from visitors to Parliament. The cars represented models from the...
100 Years of Citroën Ahead: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Dear Citroën fans and enthusiasts, it just takes a few more days until the most exciting year for all of us is going to start - 2019 will be the year to celebrate the 100 Years of Automobiles Citroën. A number of big events will take place all across the world where...
EU Parliament – Historic Vehicle Group: “Securing The Future of our Motoring Heritage”
The European Parliament resp. it's "Historic Vehicle Group" (EU-HVG) has released a document which is quite important for all of us - the strategic directive impacts not only our position but also our activities (read more about that at the end of the document). The...
ACI in Chile: Welcome “Citroamigos”
As the key club responsible for the Citroën enthusiasts in Chile, and the interface to ACI internationally, the "Citroamigos" are unknown to many of us. Thus we asked our contact Patricio Cardemil to share with us - and you - more details about their activities:...
100 years of Citroën in Portugal – discover historical treasures at the club and ACI
We are happy to share with you that in preparation for the "100 Years of Citroën", the clubs and members in Portugal have started to investigate more about the brand's history in their country. In 2019, a series of events will be hosted and inform about e.g. the...
Welcome another country to the ACI network: Niger
We are happy to announce that we can warmly welcome another country to our global ACI network: Niger! Citroën has a good reputation in this country, and especially the 2CV is one of the most loved cars in Niger. Believe it or not - according to the president of the...
ACI Uruguay Delegates participate in Autoclásica 2018
ACI Uruguay Delegates participate in Autoclásica 2018 Recently, our representation in Uruguay incorporated Nicolás Mescia as 2nd delegate, who started collaborating with Jorge Santamarina, 1st delegate since 2015. Both Jorge and Nicolás are Citroën enthusiasts and...
Want to join an “100 years” event in 2019?
The ACI website now also has a dedicated section for events which will happen in each country, addressing the 100 years anniversary of the brand. We kindly ask you to check out our section at /events to see whether one of the numerous events will take place at a...
More countries joining the ACI network – welcome Chile and Mexico!
We are happy to share with you that the global network of Amicale Citroën Internationale is now extended to new territories - we also warmly welcome representatives of Chile and Mexico to our association! Luis Alcalá Ortega and Alberto Vivar Mariscal are the new...
New Book: “Citroën GS & GSA”
Today Citrovisie proudly presents the new and revised international version of Marc Stabèl’s acclaimed book on the Citroën GS and GSA. In the two years since it was published in Dutch, a lot of new information and photographs have come to light and the book has been...
UK celebrates the Citroën Centenary: “1919 – 2019: a thousand cars for a century of Citroën”
(Update Status 11-Dec-2018 at the end) The year 2019 is imminent, and with it a most important anniversary – it will be one hundred years since Andre Citroen produced the first car bearing his name, in an unbroken lineage that continues to the present day. Few...
Chanson Series – “Une Voiture – Une Chanson”
Mario Hacquard, a well-known bariton singer from France who also had been acting in various movies over the years, has released a very special and unique series of French music pieces called "Une Voiture - Une Chanson" (one car - one song). Within that series of now...
30-Sep-2018: A Citroën historic vehicle parade in Paris!
THIS SUNDAY IN PARIS, A TASTE OF CITROËN CENTENARY IN THE PARADE CELEBRATING THE 120 YEARS OF PARIS MOTOR SHOW! On the occasion of the historic parade to celebrate 120 years of the Paris Motor Show, which will leave this Sunday from la Place de la Concorde (display...
Paris Métro Line 10: New design of station “Javel – André Citroën” inaugurated
On 8 June 2018, the new design of the Paris Métro station "Javel - André Citroën" was inaugurated. Our ACI Ambassador and grandson of the company founder, Henri-Jacques Citroën, was invited to reveal the history of his grandfather André Citroën and many historic facts...
GDPR – staying connected with ACI
(info en Francais au-dessous) Dear Reader, on 25 May 2018, the new basic EU data protection regulation comes into force, which regulates a strict handling of your personal data and standardises data protection in Europe. This also concerns the way on how we...
2CV World Meeting Croatia 2019: Join The Event!
In the context of the celebration of "100 Years of Citroën" in 2019, a number of events and activities will take place throughout the year, and in many countries the enthusiasts will meet and share their ambition with all others. Next to the "Citroën Century...
Celebrating 100 Years of Citroën at La Ferté Vidame: registration open
While we are still awaiting the official English spoken press release of the enthusiast event taking place at La Ferté Vidame, we have received the initial flyer - see below. Additionally, the organizers invite all potential visitors to register at the official...
Vietnam joining the ACI: Welcome!
We warmly welcome the enthusiasts of Vietnam now joining our ACI global club network - the figures are stunning: 41 countries, 1.000+ clubs and 70.000+ club members are part of the biggest French vehicle enthusiast network worldwide! Mr. Tran Van Tuan & Vincent...
ACI: Merry Christmas 2017 and a Happy New Year 2018!
On behalf of the Amicale Citroën Internationale (ACI) we wish all Citroën and DS clubs and enthusiasts a wonderful Christmas time. Enjoy the year end phase, reload your batteries, and celebrate with fans, friends and your families the New Year 2018. Drive carefully...
Invitation to ACI Annual General Meeting 2018
We hereby formally invite all ACI Delegates, ACI Honorary Members and ACI Ambassadors worldwide to join our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2018. Date: Saturday, 10-Feb-2018 Time: 14-17h CET (t.b.c.) Venue: 19 Rue Victor Hugo, Issy Les Moulineaux (15min walk from...