Private company

DS Automobiles

Logo: Automobiles Citroën S.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

French premium car marque of Stellantis

DS Automobiles is a French luxury-premium marque created in 2009. Formerly part of Citroën, DS has been a standalone brand ultimately owned by PSA Group, and later Stellantis.² It was founded by Groupe PSA.¹ It is headquartered in PSA Poissy Plant.¹ Its chief executive is Xavier Peugeot (since 2025).¹ Its products include DS 7 Crossback, DS 3 Crossback and DS 9.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Feb 5, 2009Founded¹

Industryautomotive industry, various specialized, scientific and technical activities¹
HeadquartersPSA Poissy Plant¹
Websitewww.dsautomobiles.com
Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée¹

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DS World in Paris — Photo: Aolichwer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

DS Automobiles is a French luxury-premium marque created in 2009. Formerly part of Citroën, DS has been a standalone brand ultimately owned by PSA Group, and later Stellantis.²

Corporate structure

DS Automobiles is part of a group headed by Stellantis. 129 entities, 29 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Stellantis Hoofddorp, Netherlands
- Maserati 100% · Modena, Italy
  - Motocicli Maserati Subsidiary · Modena
- Stellantis Europe 100% · Turin, Italy
  - Natural Power Subsidiary
  - F AUTOMOBIL IMPORT KORLÁTOLT FELELŐSSÉGŰ TÁRSASÁG Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
  - FCA MELFI S.R.L. Subsidiary · Melfi, Italy
  - Stellantis Heritage Subsidiary
- Banque PSA Finance Poissy, France
  - PSA FINANCIAL HOLDING B.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Citroën Poissy, France
  - Citroën Argentina Subsidiary · Barracas
  - Comobil Subsidiary · Geneva, Switzerland
  - Oltcit Subsidiary · Craiova
  - CITROEN U.K. LIMITED Subsidiary · Coventry, United Kingdom
- DS Automobiles PSA Poissy Plant
- FCA NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS LLC South Lyon, Michigan, United States
  - FCA US Insurance Company Subsidiary · Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
  - STELLANTIS FINANCE US INC. Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- OPEL AUTOMOBILE GMBH Rüsselsheim, Germany
  - IBC Vehicles Luton, United Kingdom
  - OPEL SZENTGOTTHARD AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING LTD (OPEL SZENTGOTTHÁRD KFT.) Subsidiary · Szentgotthard, Hungary
  - VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED Subsidiary · Coventry, United Kingdom
- Peugeot Poissy, France
  - Aramis Group Arcueil, France
    - Clicars Subsidiary
    - DATOS Subsidiary · 100% · Antwerpen, Belgium
  - Free2move (Sweden) Subsidiary · Halmstad, Sweden
  - IKAP Subsidiary · Tehran
  - PEUGEOT MOTOR COMPANY PLC Subsidiary · Coventry, United Kingdom
  - PEUGEOT NEDERLAND N.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Stellantis North America Subsidiary · 100% · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
  - Dodge Subsidiary · 100% · Dodge Building
  - Jeep Subsidiary · 100% · Toledo
  - MoPar Subsidiary · 100% · Fairfax, Virginia, United States
  - Chrysler Europe Subsidiary · Paris
    - Barreiros Subsidiary · Villaverde
    - Simca Subsidiary · Le Mans, France
  - Chrysler UK Subsidiary · Ryton-on-Dunsmore
  - SRT Subsidiary · 100% · United States
  - FARCO Subsidiary · Greece
- GAC Fiat Chrysler Subsidiary · 50% · Changsha
- Abarth Subsidiary · Turin
- Alfa Romeo Subsidiary · Turin
  - Alfa Romeo South Africa Subsidiary · Johannesburg
  - Alfasud Subsidiary · Italy
- Citroën India Subsidiary
- Comau Subsidiary · Grugliasco, Italy
  - COMAU AUTOMATIZACION S DE RL DE CV Subsidiary · 99.34% · Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico
  - COMAU DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
  - COMAU DO BRASIL AUTOMACAO E SERVICOS INDUSTRIAIS LTDA (COMAU DO BRASIL AUTOMAÇÃO E SERVIÇOS INDUSTRIAIS LTDA) Subsidiary · Betim, Brazil
  - COMAU FRANCE Subsidiary · Castres, France
  - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "KOMAU RUSSIA" (ОБЩЕСТВО С ОГРАНИЧЕННОЙ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬЮ "КОМАУ РУССИЯ") Subsidiary · Moscow, Russia
- FCA Srbija Subsidiary · Kragujevac
  - Zastava Trucks Subsidiary · Kragujevac
- Fiat Subsidiary · Turin
  - Aeritalia Subsidiary · Rome
    - Società Generale Missilistica Italiana Subsidiary
  - Autobianchi Subsidiary · Milan
  - CANSA Subsidiary · Cameri, Italy
  - Fiat South Africa Subsidiary · Johannesburg
  - Fiat-Automobil-Verkaufsgesellschaft Subsidiary · Berlin
  - Fiat-NSU Subsidiary · Heilbronn
  - Simca do Brasil Subsidiary · Brazil
  - Società Assicuratrice Industriale Subsidiary · Turin, Italy
  - Società Italiana Aviazione Subsidiary · Turin, Italy
  - Telettra Subsidiary · Italy
- Fiat India Subsidiary · Pune
- Fiat Ireland Subsidiary · Dublin
- Fiat Professional Subsidiary · Turin
- Fiat Research Center Subsidiary · Orbassano, Italy
- Lancia Subsidiary · Turin
- Mister-Auto Subsidiary · Villeurbanne, France
- Opel Subsidiary · Rüsselsheim, Germany
  - Opel Eisenach Subsidiary · Eisenach, Germany
  - Opel Performance Center Subsidiary · Rüsselsheim am Main
  - Opel Special Vehicles Subsidiary
- Peugeot Citroën Japon Subsidiary · Meguro, Japan
- Ram Trucks Subsidiary · Auburn Hills
- and 36 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Groupe PSA on Feb 5, 2009.¹

Leadership

Who has led DS Automobiles, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Xavier Peugeot2025–now

2010201520202025

Chief executive officerXavier Peugeot 2025 to now¹

Products and brands

DS 3 Crossback
DS 7 Crossback
DS 9
car

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Stellantis

Owners

Stellantis

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2025New chief executive Xavier Peugeot becomes CEO¹
Feb 5, 2009Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataDS Automobiles on Wikidata
2
WikipediaDS Automobiles on Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsDS Automobiles logo by Automobiles Citroën S.A., Public domain
4
Wikimedia CommonsDS Automobiles photo by Aolichwer, CC BY-SA 4.0