A DS 3 E-TENSE ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPÉRY COLLECTION WAS SOLD FOR 75 000€ AT AUCTION FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH

• A 100% electric DS 3 E-TENSE “Le Petit Prince”, donated by the Antoine de Saint Exupéry Youth Foundation, raised 75 000 € at a gala evening organised by the Gustave Roussy Foundation.
• This DS 3 E-TENSE was given to the Antoine de Saint Exupéry Youth Foundation by DS Automobiles, as part of a partnership dating from May 2024.
• The auction took place in front of multiple personalities including DS Automobiles CEO Xavier Peugeot and Olivier d'Agay, President of the Antoine de Saint Exupéry Youth Foundation and the author’s great-nephew.
   

Inspired by the author’s lyrical world, DS 3 E-TENSE ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY COLLECTION pays tribute to the masterpiece “The Little Prince”. This model is a genuine invitation to travel and proves that you don’t have to leave earth to change the world.

The DS 3 E-TENSE COLLECTION ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY given to the Antoine de Saint Exupéry Youth Foundation by DS Automobiles is the result of a partnership agreed between the two entities in May 2024. At that time, the Brand unveiled a collection bearing the name of the author and aviator who died 80 years earlier. DS 3, DS 4 and DS 7 were offered with a wide range of powertrains and distinguishing features.

The auctioned DS 3 E-TENSE ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY COLLECTION was donated to the Gustave Roussy Foundation by the Antoine de Saint Exupéry Youth Foundation in support of the campaign for “Curing Childhood Cancer in the 21^st Century”.

The sale took place during a gala evening with Brigitte Macron, Minister for Health Yannick Neuder, Prefect of Paris and the Ile-de-France Region Marc Guillaume, DS Automobiles CEO Xavier Peugeot, and Olivier d'Agay, President of the Antoine de Saint Exupéry Youth Foundation. All the participants were asked to pull together for the benefit of children with cancer.

“The amount raised last night at the auction of the 100% electric DS 3 E-TENSE “The Little Prince” should give hope to all children with cancer. It’s a concrete act to support the Gustave Roussy Foundation, which is working every day to find effective treatments to beat the disease. I’d like to thank the Antoine de Saint Exupéry Youth Foundation for instigating this and as Antoine de Saint Exupéry so rightly said, let’s make sure that the dream devours the lives of these children so that life does not devour their dream.”

Xavier Peugeot, DS Automobiles CEO

DS Automobiles has made an additional contribution by adding a special event to the “DS Automobiles” lot in this charity auction. The winner of the DS 3 E-TENSE ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY will have the unique opportunity to visit the DS DESIGN STUDIO with Thierry Metroz, DS Automobiles Design Director, and personalise their acquisition with the Brand's designers.

The happy owner will consequently be able to go to the DS DESIGN STUDIO and take advantage of the DS Automobiles designers’ genius to make their example even more inspiring, just like the life of Antoine de Saint Exupéry, author and aviator who left such a mark on the first part of the 20^th century.

Olivier d'Agay, President of the Antoine de Saint Exupéry Youth Foundation and great-nephew of the author-aviator, was also present.

“I’m delighted that DS Automobiles has wanted to commemorate the death of Antoine de Saint Exupéry, on 31 July 1944. It is part of the French cultural heritage in the same way as the DS, probably the most brilliant car that has ever been invented. With this DS 3 E-TENSE ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY COLLECTION, it was about translating the emotion from his work, and I think the result is very successful, both subtle and intelligent. By joining forces, today we’ve given our support to the Gustave Roussy Foundation in the fight against pediatric cancer, and I am delighted about that.”

Olivier d’Agay, President of the Antoine de Saint Exupéry Youth Foundation

The retail price of DS 3 E-TENSE “Little Prince” from the ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY COLLECTION is from €51,750 including VAT.