This firm, which had its showroom at 1165 Montevideo Street, began by importing the 5CV, commonly known as Treflé (clover leaf) due to the particular arrangement of its three seats.

In 1931, Citroën's representation in Argentina passed to the company "Talleres Metalúrgicos San Martín" with its headquarters at Calle Florida 983 and an exclusive service station for customers on Avenida Alvear in Buenos Aires.

During the Second World War, the importation of vehicles from France ceased, to be restarted in 1946 with an official dealership, Teodoro Gilotaux, located at 3628 Alvear Avenue and its own workshop at 3626 Canning Street.

It also included in its catalog the 11 Normale, Cabriolet and Familiale, as well as the King of the road: the 15 SIX D. Racers Rodolfo Brusco and Jorge Ansaldo travelled from Buenos Aires to New York in 1951 on a 1947 Traction Avant.

The reason why the 2CV did not appear before in Argentina was because there were, until the end of 1955, tax regimes that applied to all cars whose weight was less than one ton, which was a serious obstacle for the importation of vehicles.

Towards the end of the 1950s, the first DS and ID appeared, they were quickly nicknamed Citroën Sapo (frog), but it was not well received due to its unusual design at the time and its high price.

These models from France and Belgium caused great astonishment and, as in European countries, their followers began to grow since they perfectly adapted to our varied geography; pampas and mountains, hot or cold, dirt or asphalt did not seem to matter to the 2CV and sales grew day by day, in this context the Citroën plant in France decided to grant the concession for the manufacture of these vehicles in Argentina.

Therefore, Decree 12,267/59 authorized the filing of capital for the assembly of 2CV in Argentina while Resolution 90/59 of the Ministry of Industry and Mining approved the manufacturing plans for category B-segment automobiles presented by the Societe Anonyme André Citroën of Paris.

The assembly of 2CV AZL vehicles began on February 18, 1960, in a provisional plant located in the town of Jeppener in Brandsen Partido, 80 kilometers from the Federal Capital.

[1] Meanwhile, the final plant was being built in the old Catita kitchen factory, on a 75,000 m2 site located at 3220 Zepita Street, in the industrial neighborhood of Barracas, Buenos Aires.

In this same year Citroën presented a booth exhibition at the International Motor Show in Buenos Aires in which it built a test track in which all kind of roads and streets of the country were reproduced.

A third building, East Plant, stored all the autoparts to supply the dealership network, commercial, advertising, selling, after sales, guarantees areas and even mechanics academies.

Citroen Argentina exported autoparts to France, Spain, Chile, Uruguay, and fully assembled vehicles to Paraguay, Bolivia, and Cuba.

[7] At the end of 1970, Citroën Argentina incorporated a completely new model into its production, the Ami 8 Club, with identical mechanics to the 3CV (second assembly) except for the carburetor, which was double body (Solex 26–35 CSIC) that powered to 35 HP.

[8] Citroën de Argentina only manufactured the break (station wagon) version of the Ami 8, the club, which unlike its French pair had front drum brakes.

[9] Despite the increase in production compared to the previous year and plans to produce the GS model in Argentina, the company decided to finish its business in the country due to the government's economic policies.

In their Annual Report published in 1980, Citroen Argentina stated that ... in 1979, the production of vehicles reached 10,479 against the 8,226 produced in the previous year, signifying an improvement of 27.60%.

It is not beyond the knowledge of those of us who in one way or another are linked to this industry, that the opening of imports would necessarily force investments that would allow a reduction in operating costs and an improvement in the units produced.On December 31, 1979, Citroën Argentina S.A. ceased activities, with a total of 223,442 vehicles produced.