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  • Citroen C3 CNG Introduced With 28 km/kg Mileage

    Citroen C3 CNG Introduced With 28 km/kg Mileage

    Citroen India has made its foray into the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicle market with the introduction of the C3 hatchback. Customers will have the opportunity to equip this model with a retrofitted CNG kit through the company’s certified retrofit program, accessible via the brand’s dealerships. This additional feature will cost consumers Rs 93,000, taking the total price of the vehicle to Rs 7.16 lakh. This initiative is aimed at customers seeking more economical operational costs and a decrease in emissions.

    The C3’s CNG Capabilities

    Citroen India asserts that the C3’s 1.2-litre naturally aspirated engine is specifically designed to harness the potential of factory-tested CNG. The hatchback promises a mileage of up to 28.1 km/kg and boasts an operational cost of just Rs 2.66 per km. The CNG option is available with the Live, Feel, Feel(O), and Shine variants of the hatchback. To provide additional incentive for customers, Citroen is also offering a comprehensive warranty for the vehicle and CNG components, covering a period of three years or 100,000 km.

    Design and Comfort Considerations

    According to Citroen, the integration of the CNG system does not compromise on the boot space and maintains easy access to the spare wheel. The design of the CNG nozzle allows it to fit within the petrol filler port, providing hassle-free refuelling. In a bid to ensure ride quality is not compromised with the addition of the CNG kit, the company has made several modifications including revamped rear shock absorbers, reinforced suspension springs, and an added anti-roll bar.

    Kumar Priyesh, the Business Head and Director of Automotive Brands at Stellantis India, which oversees Citroen India, expressed his delight at the launch. He emphasized the company’s commitment to delivering accessible, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible mobility solutions with the introduction of the CNG retrofitment option for the Citroën C3.

    Priyesh also noted the company’s pride in providing solutions in line with India’s evolving fuel ecosystem and environmental goals, especially as CNG infrastructure is expected to grow significantly across the country, with an anticipated network of over 7,400 stations by FY2025.

    Questions & Answers

    What is the cost of the CNG retrofitment for the Citroën C3?
    The cost of the retrofitment is Rs 93,000.

    What modifications have been made to the Citroën C3 to accommodate the CNG kit?
    The vehicle has been modified with rear shock absorbers, strengthened suspension springs, and an anti-roll bar to maintain ride quality with the CNG kit installed.

    What is the expected expansion of the CNG infrastructure in India?
    By FY2025, it is expected that there will be more than 7,400 CNG stations across India.

  • Stellantis To Push Into Challenging Indian Market With Citroen

    Stellantis To Push Into Challenging Indian Market With Citroen

    Carmaker Stellantis plans to launch a new model in India and Latin America next year under its Citroen brand, the group said on Thursday, as it aims to push out of its European turf and branch further into emerging markets where it has less exposure.

    The plan marks Citroen’s return to India, a market it left in the 1930s, and comes at a time when some other foreign carmakers are leaving the country after struggling to make a profit.

    Stellantis, which was formed earlier this year by the merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot-maker PSA, has brands like Jeep and Ram in the United States, but is still aiming to reduce its reliance on Europe.

    The company said it plans to produce a new version of the Citroen C3, positioned as a city car in Europe, in India and Latin America for launch in the second half of 2022.

    Citroen said it would be the first of three models which it will produce and aim at India and Latin America over the next three years.

    Stellantis has said it expects India to become the world’s third-biggest car market after China and the United States by 2030 with total new cars in the country reaching 4-5 million cars a year.

    Still, the country has proved challenging for many foreign carmakers, which compete with local manufacturers such as Maruti Suzuki there as well as South Korea’s Hyundai. Ford last week said it was stopping production in India.

    Stellantis aims to grow sales outside Europe to 30% of its revenue by the middle of this decade, compared to 15% now.

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  • Citroen To Launch One New Model In India Every Year

    Citroen To Launch One New Model In India Every Year

    Citroen is all set to begin sales operations in India next month which is when it will take the wrap off its first model- the Citroen C5 Aircross and it’s just the beginning of the Journey for the French carmaker in India. Citroen has inaugurated it ‘La Maison’ showroom in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and is promising that it will keep introducing at least one new model every year, in a bid to gradually build up its product line-up in our market.

    Now a couple of models other than the Citroen C5 Aircross which will be a Jeep Compass and Tata Harrier rival, have been spotted doing rounds in India last year. The next model which most likely will hit our market by the end of 2021 or early next year will be the C3 Aircross which is a smaller subcompact SUV, taking on the likes of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza and Hyundai Venue among others. Then, the Citroen Berlingo MPV was also spotted testing in India last month, and if on its arrival, it will enter a segment where Renault had launched the Lodgy five years ago. However, we don’t have any final word from the company on its launch yet.

    Roland Bouchara, Vice President – Sales & Marketing, Citroen India, “We have a clear intention which not many manufacturers had when they entered the country. We have created an ecosystem in India. We have engineering, R&D facilities already here and we are already manufacturing the diesel engine at the Hosur plant. We are looking at localization levels of 90 percent -100 percent in our cars for India.”

    The company has also confirmed that all upcoming models will be underpinned by the C-Cubed platform and will have both petrol and diesel engine options. The Citroen C5 Aircross will also be powered by a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder diesel engine that puts out 177 bhp and 400 Nm of peak torque and will be mated to an eight-speed torque-converter automatic unit. The petrol version will be added later to the line-up. Citroen will open 10 dealerships in different cities before the launch of the C5 Aircross.

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  • Citroen India To Unveil Its First Model Early April

    Citroen India To Unveil Its First Model Early April

    Retail News had exclusively confirmed that the C5 Aircross will be the French carmaker’s first model in the Indian market and will be locally assembled here using about 70 per cent of the local contents at Groupe PSA’s Hosur plant in Tamil Nadu. The Indian-spec Citroen C5 Aircross which made its first public appearance last year will be unveiled on April 3. It’s just been a few days that Citroen brand was affirmed by the PSA Groupe for India and the company has decided to showcase its first model.

    The Citroen C5 Aircross is also one of the design finalists for the prestigious World Car Of The Year (WCOTY) design award. It measures 4500 mm long and is underpinned by Groupe PSA’s EMP2 platform which will also spawn a plug-in Hybrid variant at a later date. Powering the Citroen C5 Aircross is a 2.0 litre diesel engine and a 1.2-litre petrol engine which are mated to an eight-speed auto transmission as standard. These drivetrains (engine + gearbox) are already being manufactured at the Hosur plant for exports. The cabin is equipped with an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system along with a 12.3-inch TFT-digital instrument screen and gets 20 new age driver assistance features. The Citroen C5 Aircross, when launched, will compete with the Jeep Compass and Hyundai Tuscon in India.

    We also gave you a list of the models which Citroen may be considering for the Indian market. According to our sources in its European headquarters, Citroen is also evaluating the C3 Aircross as the second model for India which will likely be launched in FY2021 after its scheduled facelift. The facelifted Citroen C3 Aircross will also be assembled at the Hosur plant which Citroen has established along with the CK Birla Group under a 50:50 Joint venture. The French marque has invested ₹ 600 crore in the plant so far and has a manufacturing capacity to produce 200,000 powertrains and 300,000 transmissions.

    Further investments will be made to target manufacturing 50,000 units of passenger vehicles annually as the company is planning to launch its first model in India in 2021.

  • Peugeot ups Chinese petrol engine shipments amid diesel slump

    Peugeot ups Chinese petrol engine shipments amid diesel slump

    French carmaker PSA Group is increasing shipments of Chinese-made gasoline engines to Europe as it adapts to a consumer shift away from diesel, Les Echos reported on Monday.

    The maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars now expects to source 100,000 gasoline engines from Chinese plants, an increase on the 55,000 it had previously planned to import in 2017-18, the French financial daily said.

    A PSA spokesman declined to comment.

    Paris-based PSA had announced the import plans earlier this year to accommodate the shift in demand while it converts some domestic engine production capacity from diesel to gasoline.

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