Citroen C3 launched in India

Citroen's next launch in the Indian car market, is the C3. Unlike its debut offering in India, the C5 Air cross SUV, the new Citroen C3 is a mass-market-oriented, SUV-styled compact hatchback.

It will be officially launched in India on 20th July, while bookings for it will commence from 1st July. It can give rivalry to Maruti Suzuki Ignis, Tata Punch etc.

It will be officially launched in India on 20th July, while bookings from 1st July. The production of this new compact hatchback will take place along C5 Air cross SUV.

Citroen’s production facility in Tiruvallur, near Chennai. Based on the Common Modular Platform (CMP), the Citroen C3 claims a 90 per cent localization level in India.

Citroen C3 is a compact-sized SUV, muscular front & rear bumpers with silver skid plates, body cladding on wheel arches and door sills, roof rails & high 180mm GC.

Citroen C3 gets unique design highlights like dual V-shaped daytime running LEDs, which merge with chrome accents across the front grille

The new Citroen C3 will be sold with two 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine options. First is the naturally-aspirated 82 PS version of this engine, which will be offered with a 5-speed manual gearbox

No automatic transmission-equipped variants will be offered at the time of its launch, though they might join at a later stage.