Citroen News

As the credit crunch tightens its grip, French manufacturer, Citroen, says it has extended its 0%* finance offers to cover over half of its models.

With its prominent trademark chevrons, red and white paintjob and contemporary style, the Citroen sledge could be the coolest thing to hit the slopes this year.

The Citroen C2-R2 MAX has already got off to a winning debut on the all-asphalt Eger Rally in Hungary. Now, Simon Jean-Joseph, Jack Boyère and the rest of the PH Sport team will have to contend with the gravel stages of the Pirelli, the second event of the Citroen crew’s European programme this year.

Citroen has picked up double honours at this year’s What Diesel awards, taking home the Best MPV accolade for its Grand C4 Picasso for the second year running.

Sébastien Loeb and co-driver, Daniel Elena, took the lead of the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship on Sunday, after scoring their fourth consecutive Rally Argentina victory.

The spring months will certainly bring sunshine thanks to the launch of Citroen’s new special edition range – Cachet. Available on the ever popular C2, C3 and C4 models, the new collection boasts a fresh, distinctive style, based upon Citroen’s best selling trim levels, plus a whole host of added extras.

Danone Waters has just taken delivery of 57 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso VTR+ seven seat MPVs for its newly expanded UK field sales force.

In recent years Citroen has created an exceptional range of new models that have been both praised and rewarded for their visual appeal, accomplished design, environmental credentials, innovative technology and reassuring safety features.

As the impending budget focuses attention on fuel costs, figures from the latest New Car Fuel Consumption & Emission Figures, produced by the Department for Transport’s Agency, VCA, reveal that the Citroen C1 Diesel will consume just £736 of fuel to cover 12,000 miles -

Citroen showed three new models at Geneva – the estate version of the C5, and the Berlingo and Nemo van-based mini-MPVs. But perhaps a more significant change was harder to spot.