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1/18/2008 New Citroën Berlingo for professionals

It will change the way you think about professional vehicles

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.

• Eminently practical
To meet the needs of professional customers on load volume and cabin space, the New Berlingo features an Extenso® modular cabin able to transport loads up to three metres long or three passengers in the front. It also comes with asymmetric swing doors at the rear and boasts cavernous load volume large enough to fit two Europallets (up to 3.7 m3 and 850 kg, depending on the version). The New Berlingo is also graced with one or two sliding side doors to make loading easier. A flatbed cab version will round out the range in September 2008.

• A modern working tool with prestige styling
The successful blend of practicality and comfort is reflected in the vehicle’s robust yet dynamic styling. The design of the New Berlingo goes beyond the traditional commercial vehicle look. The new model exudes a new visual appeal that confers status on its drivers and the image of their company.

• Outstanding comfort features
New Berlingo passengers travel in comfort with high-quality features rare to the compact van segment. The compact van rates high on equipment (hillstart assist, automatic air conditioning), comfort fittings (height- and reach-adjustable steering wheel), road manners (C4 Picasso running gear, ESP and tyre pressure monitoring as options) and safety (up to six airbags).

• High-performance business partner
The New Berlingo is an able all-rounder, with top-level power, economy and safety. It also features an innovative management function that can be used to regularly, automatically and remotely transmit information essential to first-class fleet management.

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