Oltcit


Oltcit S.A. was an automobile manufacturer, established as a joint venture between the Romanian government and Citroën. Their main products was the Oltcit Club and Citroën Axel hatchbacks, assembled in Craiova, Romania.

History

In 1991, as a result of the withdrawal of Citroën from the joint venture, the name of the company was changed to Automobile Craiova and production continued under the Oltena brand.
In 1994, the company decided to go into partnership with Korean company Daewoo Heavy Industries and Rodae Automobile was established, later renamed into Daewoo Automobile Romania.
In 2008, Ford of Europe, a division of Ford Motor Company, took over the former factory Oltcit/Daewoo, which became known as Ford Romania.

Name

The name "Oltcit" comes from the region of Oltenia in Romania, with "cit" being an abbreviation of Citroën. The Oltcit logo is also similar to the Citroën one, but features only one chevron, as opposed to the two found on Citroën's logo, plus the letter "O".
If the Oltcit logo was removed the space left for the Citroën's logo two chevrons became apparent. Virtually all Oltcit cars in Eastern Europe had their logo removed, showing the space for the Citroën's logo.

Models