| Forecasts for 2010 full year van sales | | | | With Citroën's year to date (YTD) LCV sales up |
| and registrations have been increased by the SMMT | | | | 22.61% at 6,013, the company has virtually doubled the |
| following a better than anticipated first quarter. | | | | total LCV market's YTD gain of 11.91%. |
| The 7.7% increase in van registrations for the | | | | Charles Peugeot, Head of Commercial Vehicles and |
| expected annual totals is a positive sign for industry, | | | | Business Sector comments, "Citroën has enjoyed |
| reflecting increased confidence and stability and a | | | | both a strong April and 2010 YTD sales performance, |
| sustained level of consumer demand. | | | | and has significantly out-performed a fast-rising |
| Largely unaffected by the scrappage incentive, van | | | | market. This success has been achieved thanks to |
| registrations are set to be about 8.6% up on 2009 | | | | an outstanding range of products, highly attractive |
| reflecting greater business confidence. | | | | customer offers and consistent results across all of |
| SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt said, "SMMT's | | | | our LCV models." |
| latest forecasts reflect the better than expected | | | | European Experience |
| results in the first quarter and improving consumer | | | | Figures released by Acea, the European auto industry |
| confidence. Sustaining the economic recovery and | | | | body, show 8.8% more new commercial vehicles |
| improving access to more and better priced finance | | | | registered in the EU last March than in the same month |
| for businesses and consumers should be the priority | | | | in 2009. This is the first registration increase in almost |
| for any new government." | | | | two years. Vans were up 12.4% to 160,980 units |
| An example of this success was seen in Citroen vans | | | | while heavy trucks, over 16 tonnes, were down 15.9% |
| April figures:- | | | | to 14,087 units. For all freight vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, |
| Citroën's LCV sales sprang ahead 47.58% in April, | | | | ie excluding buses and coaches, the total was 22,040 |
| enabling the company to gain a 9% share of the | | | | units, down 10.1%. Of the most important markets, the |
| market. Strong spring-time performance from Nemo, | | | | UK recorded both the most vehicles and the highest |
| Berlingo, Dispatch and Relay models saw Citroën's | | | | year-on-year increase, at 28.0%. |
| April LCV sales reach a total of 1,340 units. | | | | |