To celebrate the arrival of DS3, Citroën has launched an online competition inviting entrants to upload one photo that best exhibits the individual personality of DS3 along with a brief description of why their photo is so distinctive. The most ‘unique’ image, voted for by members of the public and a panel of jurors, will [...]
Automobiles Citroën France has just announced the creation of a new subsidiary in Ireland which will springboard the launch of a series of new models into the important Irish market in time for the first quarter of the 2010 market.
The new company will herald a sales expansion with the key priorities of improving customer satisfaction [...]
Citroën is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Waite to the position of International Key Account Manager, with responsibility for multi-national fleets based in the UK and Ireland.
Reporting to Citroën’s Paris Head Office, Mark will work within the newly created Citroën Business International department as a member of the International Key Account Management Team [...]
The Citroen DS3 offers everything from sensible to sensational to cater for buyers considering this good-looking premium supermini. Citroen reckons 60% of buyers will choose a petrol engine and they can pick from 1.4- and 1.6-litre non-turbo engines with 95- and 120bhp that offer 0-62mph in 10.4- and 8.9 seconds respectively. This pair comes [...]
If you fancy a Citroen C-Crosser, you have the simple choice of one engine in the entire range. It’s a 2.2-litre turbodiesel and provides plenty of get-up-and-go courtesy of 156bhp and a chunky 280lb ft of shove at 2000rpm. Coupled to Citroen’s DCS (double clutch system) six-speed gearbox, the engine works well in most [...]
A 3.0-litre V6 in a family saloon or estate is guaranteed to deliver strong performance, but when that engine is the same V6 turbodiesel used by Jaguar and Land Rover, the Citroen C5 is off to a flying start. Packing 240bhp and a considerable 332lb ft of shove at just 1600rpm, this engine takes [...]
Ahead of the launch in spring 2010, Citroën has released prices and specification details for its most hotly anticipated model to date – DS3. Citroën has also unveiled an online configurator that allows members of the public to create their perfect DS3.
DS3 is an assertive, urban 3-door supermini with radical styling, elegant detailing and an [...]
Thanks to the new Citroën C-Zero electric car, due to be launched in the last quarter of 2010, Citroën customers can be amongst the first to enjoy the benefits of tax-free motoring in 2010. Now available for pre-order the C-Zero will be exempt from company car tax and customers will also benefit from exceptionally low [...]
Fast-growing AST Ambulance Service – one of the UK’s leading suppliers of specialist medical transport – now has its first two Citroën Relay-based bariatric ambulances in service, together with a Dispatch-based bariatric support vehicle. These vehicles will be used to provide specialist emergency and routine transport services for patients weighing 318kg (50 stone) or more.
The [...]
The Land Rover Discovery 4 named the 2009 Scottish Car of the Year at a glittering awards ceremony at The Fairmont, St Andrews. The latest generation model triumphed over a host of new cars to win the coveted overall title for the first time in the brand’s history.
Organised by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers, [...]