Citroen . . . ?

[i_rebel]

I'm sorry . . . what the hell is a Citroen? Is it French?

Everytime that name is in my head, I think of two things . . . either oranges (citrus, citroen . . . ya know?) . . . or I think of an Opel?

What the hell is a Citroen?

[Euro19]

It belongs to the largest french automaker PSA (Peugeot-Citroen). The Citroen Xsara is the #1 car in sales in Spain an Citroen it self is very important in Europe and a also in South America.

[Jimster]

Originally posted by Euro19
It belongs to the largest french automaker PSA (Peugeot-Citroen). The Citroen Xsara is the #1 car in sales in Spain an Citroen it self is very important in Europe and a also in South America.

Oh? I thought the Renault Megane had the honour of Spains best selling car, Citroens don't sell too well here, compared to it's sister brand

[Euro19]

Originally posted by Jimmy_11_cars


Oh? I thought the Renault Megane had the honour of Spains best selling car, Citroens don't sell too well here, compared to it's sister brand

I´ll give you the top 10 list for Spain sales to June 2001 (I know it´s a bit putdated, maybe in this days the Megane is first I don´t know;
1)Citroen Xsara
2)Renault Mégane
3)Seat Ibiza
4)Peugeot 206
5)Opel Astra
6)Ford Focus
7)Renault Clio
8)Peugeot 306
9)VW Golf
10)Opel Corsa (i.e.Chevrolet)

I believe that with the introduction of such new cars like the Peugeto 307 the ranking has been modified, I don´t have a new one

[Jimster]

WOW That top 10 list looks so different to NZ's
I do not have the exact figures but top sellers are

Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon, Toyota Camy & Corolla, Ford Mondeo, Holden Vectra, Astra & Barina(Corsa), Nissan Pulsar(Almera) Primera & Maxima, Honda Civic, Mitsubishi Lancer & Diamante and finally VW Golf & New Beetle.

I guess it's just the true Kiwi loyalty to the Jap car, nonetheless those cars are better than what we have on our list

[Euro19]

Quite interesting.
It seems there´s a lot of capability $$$ in NZ.
Chevrolet in USA, Opel in Europe, Chevrolet AND Opel in South America and Holden in Australia and NZ. Didn´t know the last one.

[Jimster]

What does capability $$$ mean again, I learnt about it at Uni, but have forgotten what the term means

[Hudson]

Euro:

Why did you say "Opel Corsa (i.e. Chevrolet)"? The Corsa is sold in Spain as an Opel, right? What does Chevrolet have to do with it?

[Euro19]

Yes, The Opel Corsa is sold as the Chevrolet Corsa in markets where Opel doesn´t exists, like in Mexico for instance.

[Ssom]

Originally posted by Jimmy_11_cars
WOW That top 10 list looks so different to NZ's
I do not have the exact figures but top sellers are

Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon, Toyota Camy & Corolla, Ford Mondeo, Holden Vectra, Astra & Barina(Corsa), Nissan Pulsar(Almera) Primera & Maxima, Honda Civic, Mitsubishi Lancer & Diamante and finally VW Golf & New Beetle.

I guess it's just the true Kiwi loyalty to the Jap car, nonetheless those cars are better than what we have on our list

The list should look more like this

1. Holden Commodore 6284 sales
2. Ford Falcon 4228 sales
3. Toyota Corolla 3496 sales
4. Ford Mondeo 2594 sales
5. Toyota Camry 2415 sales
6. Nissan Maxima/QX 1891 sales
7. Honda Civic 1641 sales
8. Holden Vectra 1587 sales
9. Nissan Pulsar/Almera 1333 sales
10.Mazda 626 1314 sales

[Stefanel1]

If you don't know what Citroën is : www.citroen.com
It's a french make, indeed. About 8% in Europe.

[tanirdriver]

"It's a french make, indeed. About 8% in Europe."

Citroëns are commonly encountered in a few Western European states, particularly in France, Spain, Belgium and the United Kingdom. American tourists travelling to Paris, London or Madrid are very likely to see quite a few Xantias or C5s.


Regards,


Tanir

[Stefanel1]

Note that the futures Citroëns and the new ones are more sexy than in the 90's (Xantia, C5, Xsara, Saxo, Evasion, etc. are very classical).
The current C2, C3, Pluriel and C8 are much nicer.
The future C4 and C6 should be very nice looking at the concept cars (Lignage and C-Airlounge).

[tanirdriver]

"Note that the futures Citroëns and the new ones are more sexy than in the 90's (Xantia, C5, Xsara, Saxo, Evasion, etc. are very classical)."

Well a car can be classic and at the same time quite sexy, can't it? I personally find the 1998-2001 Xantia sexy...

In fact to me the sexiest cars are long 4-door saloons such as the current Ford Mondeo.



"The current C2, C3, Pluriel and C8 are much nicer."

For the C8 I completely agree. You can't really say that the Evasion (called Synergie in the UK) was a gorgeous-looking minivan, even though it had a certain elegance.

The C2 and C3 I find ridiculously small and will not consider for a minute.


"The future C4 and C6 should be very nice looking at the concept cars (Lignage and C-Airlounge)."

Well I personally hate top-of-the-range liftbacks (having trouble liking even midlevel ones) so I find the future C6 infamous.


As we say in French "all tastes are in nature"...


Regards,


Tanir

[Stefanel1]

Mhhh... tous les goûts en effet

I like the sedans too, but I wound'nt say that the Mondeo is sexy, neither a Xantia, even if the Xantia is an excellent car. I do prefer a 406, a Lag, an E46, a 156 or an X Type in this category