With
the New Berlingo, Citroën’s range of light commercial vehicles
for
professionals will be broader and more complete than ever
before. The
launch of the New Berlingo follows those of new Jumper,
new Jumpy and Citroën’s
latest compact van, Nemo.
Citroën strengthened its position as a leader on the compact van
market with the launch of the Berlingo
in 1996. At end-November 2007, the Marque had a 17% share of
this
segment in Europe, 27 countries. The Berlingo accounts for 48%
of
Citroën’s light commercial vehicle sales in Europe (Europe, 27
countries, through November 2007) – and nearly one in five
Citroëns
sold in Europe is a light commercial vehicle. More than 800,000
Berlingo vans have been sold worldwide since launch.
The New
Berlingo will go on sale in second-half 2008. It will be sold
alongside
the current Berlingo model, available in some countries as an
entry-level vehicle, called Berlingo
First,
fitted with the HDi 75 and 75 bhp 1.4-litre engines. With
the
Nemo, Berlingo First and New Berlingo, Citroën will have an
extensive
line-up of compact vans covering a wide range of needs.
The key words with the New Berlingo are functionality and
performance, as well as styling, comfort and low running costs.
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