Production chronology1979–1985
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia infobox ↗7 years
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ChevroletCitation
Production1979–1985
Recorded originUnited States
Classpassenger car
Built1,643,587 units
Background
The Chevrolet Citation is a range of compact cars maufactured and marketed by Chevrolet for model years 1980-1985. The first front-wheel drive Chevrolet, the Citation replaced the Chevrolet Nova as the automaker downsized its compact cars. Initially positioned between the Chevrolet Monza and the Chevrolet Malibu in the Chevrolet product line, the model line was later marketed between the Chevrolet Cavalier and the Chevrolet Celebrity.
Text adapted from “Chevrolet Citation” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1979–1981
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗3 years