Brand 13 of sales classification in Brazil, Citroën It was reached, last Monday (19), a suitable teacher: Unit 1 million production in a factory Royal portIn the south of Rio de Janeiro. The memorial unit was a copy of Citroën basalt shine Ruby Red. Stelantis factory in RJ is preparing for Production of an unprecedented car M. 2026.
The history of Citroën in Brazil in the 1920s began with importers and actors who sold the models produced in France. After the ban on the military dictatorship, the French brand returned to work in the country in 1991 and was its official representative Sergio Habibtoday Jack Motors President. But national production started after only 20 years.
Industrial Complex, currently a member of Stelantis Automotive, Its activities began in 2001 With the manufacture of Minifa Citroën Xsara Picasso. Since then, the site has the production of 11 models, including the successive generations of Hatchback C3 and SUV AIRCROSS, along with C4 CactusAnd among others. In addition, it also manufactured Peugeot cars. Now in 2025, Citroën arrived at Car No. 1,000,000.
“Citroën has always been printed in its history, its continuous search for presentation, comfort, innovation and the pleasure of directing its customers, on board Citroën Xsara Picasso, Citroën Aircross or Citroën,” he said. Felipe Damon, Vice President from Citroën Marca To South America.
For the coming years, Porto Real will be Another cradle Car For stellantis: O Jeep Avenger. For this, there is an investment plan of $ 3 billion by 2030. The contribution aims to expand the productive capacity and the integration of new suppliers. “This number reinforces the strategy of Stelantis in South America and paves the way for a promising future,” says Emmanuel Capelano, President of Stelintes.
Citroen Bazlet
The factory currently produces three models of Citroën: C3, Aircross and Basalt. The last one was chosen to celebrate Millions manufactured. Patch 4.34 from 2.64 metersThe basalt appears to The prominent column C is wellWho raises a car with Visual sport And strong at the same time.
The lanterns draw attention from before The drawing that invades the side Although it is not in LED, it creates a luminous signature. Other design details are “”Color touches“Small touches of color that visually define different versions.
Basalt is served with two options for the engine. The first is the 1.0 Firefly engine, which provides up to 75 hp along the five -phase handcraft box. According to the manufacturer, it can do up to 14.6 km/liter on the road with gasoline. The other Motor Turbo 200 option, which provides up to 130 hp and is associated with Automatic transmission seven CVT sectsProviding three leadership situations: regular, environment and sports.
To celebrate the teacher of 1,000,000 of the produced cars, AA Citroën brings a special commercial condition: a reward of $ 6000 in changing the used car, financing at promotional prices and facilitated deadlines
Citroën compounds manufactured in Brazil
• The first producing vehicle: Citroën Xsara Picasso
(Industrial launch: December 2000 and commercial version: March/2001)
- First generation: citroën c3
(Industrial version: Apr/2003 and commercial launch: mai/2003) - Citroën Xsara Picasso
(Industrial Launch: June/2007 and Commercial Edition: August 2007) - C3 AIRCROSS C3
(Industrial and Commercial Launch: August) - Citroën C3 Picasso
(Industrial and Commercial Launch: Mai/2011) - The second generation: citroën c3
(Industrial and Commercial Launch: August/2012) - Second generation: Citroën Aircross
(Industrial version: November 2015 and commercial launch: December 2015)
- Citroën C4 Cactus
(Industrial version: July/2018 and commercial launch: Aug/2018) - Third generation: citroën c3
(Industrial version: July/2022 and commercial launch: August/2022)
- Citroën Aircross
(Industrial and Commercial Launch: November/2023 (5L) and Feb/2024 (7L) - Citroen Bazlet
(Industrial Edition: Group/2024 and Commercial Launch: October/2024)
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