 The Citroën was far more plentiful, as it was being produced at more than three times the 1948 production rate of the 13CV.These production volumes were far below those envisaged when the Poissy plant was planned, and ever since the end of the war Ford’s French boss, Maurice Dollfus had been negotiating with US Management to be permitted to adapt a prototype developed in Dearborn in 1941.This model, launched in October at the 1948 Paris Motor Show as the Ford 12CV Vedette now replaced the F-472A.