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France 1948: Last year of reign for the Citroen Traction Avant

The Citroen 2CV is unveiled at the 1948 Paris Auto Show. * See the Top 24 brands production ranking and Top 10 brands sales ranking by clicking on the title * Finally a frank year of growth for the new car market in France: up 64% overall to 120.557 registrations,…

January 12, 1949
Matt Gasnier

France 1946: Renault #1 overall, Citroen Traction Avant potential best-seller

Renault launched the 4CV in 1946. * See the Top 23 All-French producers by clicking on the title! * 1946 is the year the French car industry slowly starts to get back in shape at 96,062 units produced vs. 34,625 in 1945. More significantly, whereas private cars were almost inexistent…

January 10, 1947
Matt Gasnier