DS Automobiles

DS Automobiles is a French luxury-premium car marque created in 2009 as a line within Citroën and made a standalone brand in 2014. Its name is a nod to the classic Citroën DS of 1955 to 1975 and a play on the French word déesse, meaning goddess. It began with the Citroën DS 3 in early 2010, followed by the DS 4 and DS 5, was separated from Citroën in Asia in 2012 and in Europe with the 2015 DS 5 facelift, and sells through its own DS Store dealerships, introduced in China in 2014 and in Europe in 2015. The marque announced its withdrawal from the Chinese market at the end of 2023. It was ultimately owned by PSA Group and later by Stellantis.