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04 Oct 2019
CITROËN UK COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MARKET SHARE CONTINUES TO GROW AFTER BUMPER MONTH IN SEPTEMBER
Citroën UK has further increased its 2019 market share in the LCV and HCV sectors, following a bumper month in September. With impressive year-to-date market share growth of 0.4 percentage points, to 7.7%, all Citroën commercial vehicles – including the multi-award winning New Berlingo Van – enjoyed double digit growth in the the month of September.
Citroën UK has revealed strong sales figures for the all-important September LCV + HCV market. Against a market that was down -22.8% compared to September last year, Citroën UK has shown a volume growth of 26.8% in the same period.
There is a similar story for the 2019 year-to-date position too, where the brand has seen sales increase by 9.8% in the nine months to the end of September, against a commercial vehicle market at 4.0%.
These bumper results mean an impressive September market share posting of 9.7%. In turn, this has positively impacted the overall year-to-date market share position, which now stands at 7.7%, placing Citroën once again amongst the leading brands within the LCV + HCV sector.
The French marque’s strong performance in September can be credited to a number of factors, be it readiness for the WLTP standards that came into effect on commercial vehicles in September 2019, or the strength of the multi-award winning Citroën product on offering.
Citroën’s latest LCV, New Berlingo Van – International Van of the Year 2019 – has consolidated its position on the podium in its segment with nearly 12,000 units sold year-to-date. September 2019 in particular saw unprecedented growth of almost 40% on the same period last year with the outgoing model.
Citroën Relay, the brand’s largest van, also recorded and increased sales figure in September, up 47% in the month, meaning and increase overall of 18% year-to-date. The Citroën Dispatch medium van also cemented its growth seeing uplifts of 16% and 18% for the month and year-to-date positions respectively, further adding to the boost in commercial vehicle market share.
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