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Citroen’s Thierry Koskas expects India to be second largest market in 5 years | Autocar Professional

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While Koskas was non-committal on the specific volume target, if India were to scale up to number 2, the Citroen brand would have a sale of close to 1 lakh units. Citroen was amongst the last major European brands to enter the Indian market in 2019 – in a short stint of four to five years – the company has had a very limited presence.

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Leapmotor likely to introduce Tiago EV rival and SUV as in India | Autocar Professional

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Leapmotor vehicles are likely to be sold via Stellantis India’s existing dealers, which have seen suboptimal volumes so far. Adding a third brand would draw more buyers to these showrooms that currently retail Jeep and Citroen models. Leapmotor, which sold a 20% stake for €1.5

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Introducing Citroen’s first fully electric hatchback eC3 in India

Electric Vehicles India

Citroen has unveiled India’s first all-electric hatchback, the ec3. Citroen unveils the ec3 in India, its first all-electric hatchback. The interior of the Citroen eC3 differs from the petrol car with no tailpipes and new charging ports in the front fenders. Citroen says that the eC3 can do 0-60kph in 6.8

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China automaker JAC sends first batch of ethanol-powered cars to Brazil

Green Car Congress

(JAC) shipped 500 ethanol-powered cars to Brazil at the end of December, the first batch resulting from a deal signed in August with Brazilian dealer SHC to export 620,000 units to Brazil over the next ten years. SHC, the largest dealer in Brazil, has more than 60 outlets selling Ford, Volkswagen, Citroen, Jaguar, and Aston Martin cars.

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Sanyo Supplying Li-ion Batteries for Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid

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Sanyo Electric recently announced an agreement with Suzuki Motor to supply lithium-ion battery systems for the Swift Plug-in Hybrid. The plug-in is powered by a 55 kW, 180 N·m AC synchronous motor and a 2.66 The new model will serve as a demonstration experiment and the experiment will be implemented at Suzuki dealers from this autumn.

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Interview: Ashwani Muppasani, COO, Stellantis | Autocar Professional

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Can you also not leverage your other brand Citroen? If I sell 1,000 Jeeps with a current portfolio, and about 2,500 Citroens, I’m happy. That means you have to feed the network or dealers are going to come and complain. That means you have to feed the network or dealers are going to come and complain.

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Stellantis-Leapmotor announces global expansion, to enter India by Q4 of 2024 | Autocar Professional

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Leapmotor vehicles are likely to be sold via Stellantis India’s existing dealers, which have seen suboptimal volumes so far. Adding a third brand would draw more buyers to these showrooms that currently retail Jeep and Citroen models. Leapmotor, which sold a 20% stake for €1.5

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