• The French brand recorded passenger car volume up 29% in a market back 8%
• The C3 (up 18%) and C3 Aircross (up 16%) are the major winners in the passenger car range
• Commercial vehicle volume for the brand was also up 20%, outperforming a market up 13%
• The New Berlingo van continues its fantastic performance and is up 21% year on year
• Following strong Q3 performance, the brand has confirmed no pricing increases for 201 order intake period
Citroën was the fastest growing mainstream passenger car brand in Ireland for Q3 thanks to a registration performance of 340 units, which was up 29% on 2018 figures. The C3, their B-Segment hatchback, was the main winner with 66 registrations, up 18% on 2018 figures while the C3 Aircross, the compact B-segment SUV achieved 65 registrations, up 16% on last year. During this successful quarter three period, Commercial vehicle sales accounted for 58% of the total brand registrations with the New Berlingo Van, the International van of the year 2019, accounting for 358 of these 467 registrations ensuring the model was up 21% on 2018 figures.
