CITROËN BERLINGO VAN WAS BRITAIN’S BEST SELLING SMALL VAN IN 2023
- CITROËN BERLINGO VAN WAS BRITAIN’S BEST SELLING SMALL VAN IN 2023
- Berlingo Van was the best-selling small van in the UK with 14,065 units sold.
- Citroën saw LCV sales rise by 38% compared to 2022, higher than the market increase of 21% with 27,382 vehicles sold.
- Citroën Berlingo Van is part of the award-winning Citroën LCV range that includes Ami Cargo, Berlingo Van, Dispatch and Relay – the whole range is available with a fully electric variant.
- Citroën recently revealed an upgraded LCV range, including new powertrains, and new comfort and safety technologies.
Citroën Berlingo Van was the UK’s best-selling small van in 2023. The results came on the back of a strong performance for Citroën in 2023 across its award-winning LCV range that saw a significant increase in sales above the rate of market growth.
Berlingo sold 14,065 units in 2023, more than double compared to 2022. Citroën sold 27,382 light commercial vehicles in 2023, an increase of 38% against 2022. Citroën contributed to the Stellantis Pro One group LCV sales increasing by 27.0% over the previous year to a total market share of 27.2%.
New Berlingo Van is available as a panel or crew van and in two lengths, M – 4.4m and XL – 4.75m. Berlingo is available with a range of efficient petrol and diesel engines and is also available with a fully electric variant. It has a total capacity of up to 4.40 m3 and a payload of 1 tonne (780 kg for the electric version). Berlingo Van also comes in an extended cab version.
Citroën Berlingo forms part of the brand’s wider LCV range that includes Ami Cargo, Berlingo Van, Dispatch and Relay. All vehicles in the range are available with a fully electric variant. The entire Citroën LCV range has recently been upgraded to feature new powertrains with a longer electric range, as well as new comfort and safety technologies. New ë-Berlingo Van features a 136bhp electric motor and a 52kWh (gross) battery and is capable of 205 miles on a single charge (WLTP Mixt cycle, currently under certification), 20% more than the previous model. Using a 100kW rapid charger, New ë-Berlingo Van can be charged from 0-80% in under 30 minutes.
Greg Taylor, Managing Director, Citroën UK, said “To see Berlingo Van as the most popular small van in the UK is a great achievement. At Citroën, we aim to make our vehicles as accessible as possible and to see that more people choose Berlingo Van over any other is a huge reward for the hard work of the team and our network. I am confident that our recently upgraded LCV range will continue to be a top performer, especially with the electrified variants we offer across the entire range.”
Citroën’s commercial vehicles are part of Stellantis Pro One which includes commercial vehicles from PEUGEOT, Vauxhall and Fiat Professional. Stellantis Pro One was the second best-selling LCV manufacturing group in the UK in 2023, selling a combined 94,978 vehicles, up 27% compared to 2022. Stellantis Pro One manufactures light commercial vehicles in the UK at the Stellantis plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton. Stellantis is the undisputed leader in the commercial vehicle segment in the Enlarged Europe region with over 40% market share in Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), and also ranks first in South America, second in Middle East and Africa, and third in North America.
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