Citroën unveils the C5 Aircross SUV
- Citroën unveiled its new D segment SUV, the C5 Aircross, to be manufactured in Rennes (France) for the European market and in Chengdu (China) for the Asian market.
- Its production will start in Chengdu this summer for a commercialization scheduled for autumn 2017. In Rennes production will begin in the summer of 2018 for a commercialization scheduled for autumn 2018. The Citroën C5 sedan and estate will have disappeared from the Rennes factory’s assembly lines a few months earlier.
- The C5 Aircross is the first SUV designed by Citroën, as the C4 Aircross it replaces was a rebadged version of the Mitsubishi ASX. The new model is on the PSA EMP2 platform (Peugeot 308, 3008, 5008, DS7 Crossback, Opel Grandland X, Citroën Jumpy, Peugeot Expert) including for engines : 1.2 THP and 1.6 THP petrol, 1.6 HDI and 2.0 HDI diesel.
- The new vehicle is 4,50m long, 1,84m wide and 1,67m high, which situates it between a Peugeot 3008 and a Peugeot 5008 in terms of dimensions. The C5 Aircross will compete with segment D SUVs such as the Peugeot 5008, Renault Koleos, Skoda Kodiaq, Nissan X-Trail, Toyota RAV4, Honda CRV and Mitsubishi Outlander, but it can also compete with segment C SUVs such as the Peugeot 3008 , Renault Kadjar, VW Tiguan and Nissan Qashqai. Inovev expects an annual production of 50,000 units in France and 50,000 units in China.
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