China Car Times (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008
The Citroen ZX has been in production for as long as CCT can remember, although it did go out of production in 1998 in Europe according to Wikipedia, although it continued to be produced until now in China. The Dongfeng Elysee was produced after the ZX was introduced to give the PRC a small sedan [...]
China Car Times (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Shanghai Maple, a sub brand of Geely, have finally made a car that actually looks pretty good! Previous Maples were of dubious designs, perhaps relating back to their issue of borrowed designs (namely the Citroen ZX), but this latest refit actually makes the old girl look good again. The Maple is set to be priced between [...]
China Car Times (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Citroen have a very nice line up in China, that appears to be bringing out new models all the time. The Citroen ZX is finally going out of production in China, but will replaced by the recently updated, China only, Citroen Elysee hatchback. The ZX has run its course in Europe, and will finally be [...]
China Car Times (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Excellent report from Al Jazeera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjAfPRMZtu0 The driving school looks like one that China Car Times attended when he was just a wee whipper snapper, except we didn't have the luxury of learning in a VW Santana, we had the dreaded Citroen ZX.
CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Citroen has announced that it will unveil a facelift version of its C-Elysee compact sedan at this year’s Beijing Motor Show (April 20 -28). Produced in China by Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobiles (DPCA), the C-Elysee is basically a sedan variant of the long-gone Citroen ZX hatch that was sold in Europe in the early 1990’s. The facelift version of the Chinese market C-Elysée is recognisable by
China Car Times (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
Auto Express writers appear to be the luckiest of all, paid trips to China to drive around in cars! Theres a job we would like, or do we already have that job?The AutoExpress article mentions that the Lifan 520 is based off ancient Citroen ZX underpinnings, whilst China Car Times is unsure if this true [...]
China Car Times (Free subscription) | 12/12/2007
The Citroen ZX has been in China since biblical times (well, maybe 10 years) and the car just keeps on selling! Dongfeng Citroen have recently rolled out a slightly updated model for 2008, although we are unsure what exactly is updated for 2008, as the car still looks the same as it did in 1991, [...]
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 11/20/2007
Traffic was slowed up after two cars collided at a major roundabout in Exeter yesterday. A blue Vauxhall Tigra and a blue Citroen ZX collided on the roundabout where Honiton Road meets Moor Lane, not far from junction 29 of the M5. ...
China Car Times (Free subscription) | 11/08/2007
Citroen released this combined CNG/Gasoline offering for the Chinese market place in mid 2006, via the Dongfeng Citroen tie up. The Elysee is a saloon made from a mish-mash of parts, the majority of its donors were the Citroen ZX, and the Citroen Xsara, put them all together and you have an Elysee. This Elysee has [...]
China Car Times (Free subscription) | 09/07/2007
Shanghai Maple motors is very much a Chinese company (owned by Geely), dont let the Maple in the name make you think its Canadian, its very much Chinese. Before Maple made a terrible mess of trying to clone the old Citroen ZX, not many Chinese companies have messed up a clone job, but Maple did, [...]
