The Citroen 2CV is not the most popular car (especially on American roads). But despite its awkward exterior and feeble athletism, it’s been in production for 42-years (1948 to 1990). Thomas Holland ...

The Citroën 2CV is minimalism run wild. It’s possibly the most austere vehicle built since the end of WWII. The side windows simply flip up or down, the wipers have no motor and are driven by a small ...

Members of Citroën’s top brass noticed a growing problem in the middle of the 1930s: Most of the company’s blue-collar employees couldn’t afford to buy a new car. Some borrowed money from friends or ...

Citro n originally built its 2CV as a work vehicle capable of putting around the farm and field while still being useful on the cobbled streets. However, French workers in Northern Africa required a ...

On October 8th, 1948, the Citroën 2CV debuted at the Paris Motor Show to an unimpressed crowd. One American purportedly remarked upon its reveal, “Does it come with a can-opener?” Meanwhile, a ...

There's no turning back anymore. The future of the automotive industry is determined (for now) – it's electric. And every auto manufacturer around the globe is doing its best to update its inventory ...

Professor Aniebiet Inyang Ntui is a multi-faceted individual whose expertise spans the worlds of library and information science, environmental advocacy, and – perhaps surprisingly – the automotive ...

Some may dismiss it as nothing more than an old tin can. The BBC Top Gear programme's Jeremy Clarkson wrote it off as a "weedy, useless little engine". But enthusiasts like Xavier Audran who owns a ...

The 2CV exited production only in 1991. The 2CV was certainly designed to be small, but more importantly it was designed to be simple to use and to repair. The very first examples that went on sale in ...