Editing Citroën (section)

====Geographic expansion====
In the meantime Citroën expanded into many new global markets. Beyond existing manufacturing plants in [[Citroën Argentina|Argentina]], [[Chile]], [[Vietnam]], and [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], it added [[Iran]], [[Greece]], [[Romania]], and [[China]].

In the late 1970s, the firm developed a small car for production in [[Romania]] known as the [[Oltcit]], which it sold in [[Western Europe]] as the [[Citroën Axel]]. That joint venture has now ended, but a new one between PSA and [[Toyota]] is now producing cars like the [[Citroën C1]] in the [[Czech Republic]].

[[File:Citroën ZX - truck and auto dealer - Chengdu, China 1994.jpg|right|thumb|190px|New [[Citroën ZX]] [[Citroën Fukang|Fukang]] models for sale in [[Chengdu]] 1994 – made by truck manufacturer Second Automobile Works (第二汽车制造厂) through [[Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën]] joint venture.]]
The [[Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile|China]] joint venture began selling cars in 1984<ref>{{cite web|url=http://karakullake.blogspot.com/2009/04/citroen-cx-taxi-cabs.html |title=Tamerlane's Thoughts: Citroën CX Taxi Cabs |publisher=Karakullake.blogspot.com |date=18 April 2009 |access-date=16 July 2016}}</ref> and building them in 1994.<ref name="ForbesChina">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tychodefeijter/2016/07/12/hands-off-these-8-citroens-are-only-for-china/#5749a81e5a1b|title=Hands Off! These 8 Citroëns Are Only For China|first=Tycho | last = De Feijter |date=12 July 2016|access-date=12 July 2016|magazine=Forbes}}</ref> The range of family cars there included the [[Citroën C3|C3]] and [[Citroën Xsara|Xsara]] and locally designed cars like the [[Citroën Fukang|Fukang]] and [[Citroën Elysée|Elysée]] models. By 2014 the brand had increased its Chinese sales by 30%, amid overall market growth of 11%,<ref name="Automotive News">{{cite news|url=http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/en/content/dongfeng-peugeot-citroen-automobile-begins-construction-fourth-plant-china-0|title=DPCA sold 518,000 vehicles in China, an increase of 30% in a market up 11%|newspaper=Automotive News|date=18 July 2014|access-date=10 November 2014}}</ref> and ranked highest in China's 2014 JD Power satisfaction survey.<ref name="JD Power">{{cite web|url=http://www.jdpower.com/awards/2014-china-sales-satisfaction-index-dongfeng-citroen-cn-en|title=Dongfeng Citroën tie for top score in China satisfaction survey|publisher=JD Power|date=18 July 2014|access-date=10 November 2014}}</ref>

Citroën is a global brand, except in North America, where the company has not returned since the SM [[Citroën SM#US exports|was effectively banned in 1974]] for not meeting U.S. [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]] (NHTSA) bumper height regulations.

In 2015, the Spanish [[National Commission on Markets and Competition]] fined Automóviles Citroën España, S.A with over 14 million euros because it operated a [[cartel]] with other car builders and sellers controlling 91% of the Spanish market between 2006 and 2013.
They shared information about sales and repairs anti-competitively.<ref name="CNMC">{{cite news |title=La CNMC multa con 171 millones de euros a veintiuna empresas fabricantes y distribuidoras de marcas de automóviles en España y a dos empresas consultoras por prácticas restrictivas de la competencia {{!}} CNMC |url=https://www.cnmc.es/la-cnmc-multa-con-171-millones-de-euros-veintiuna-empresas-fabricantes-y-distribuidoras-de-marcas |access-date=3 February 2025 |work=www.cnmc.es |date=22 January 2025 |language=es-ES |quote=Automóviles Citroën España, S.A: 14,768 millones de euros[...] Además, se proceda al archivo de las actuaciones seguidas contra Peugeot Citroën Automóviles España, S.A., Renault España, S.A. y Orio Spain por no haber quedado acreditada la comisión de infracción por dichas empresas.}}</ref>

In 2016, Peugeot–Citroën South Africa (PCSA) announced that it was going to stop importing new Citroën models into South Africa <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biznews.com/motoring/2016/12/08/citroen-south-africa-peugeot|title=Citroën to pull out of South Africa|last=Downard|first=Miles|date=8 December 2016|website=BizNews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref> in order to focus on increasing Peugeot's sales in the country. In May 2019, it was reported that PCSA would re-introduce the Citroën brand into South Africa,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/news/2019-05-30-citron-is-coming-back-to-south-africa/|title=Citroën is coming back to South Africa|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA|access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref> this was later confirmed by PCSA, in August 2019, that new Citroën models will go on sale in the middle of October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/motoring/336509/citroen-will-start-selling-new-cars-in-south-africa-again/|title=Citroën will start selling new cars in South Africa again|website=businesstech.co.za|language=en-US|access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref>