Citroen to showcase new SUVs at Shanghai Motor Show

Citroën is to showcase two new models at the 2017 Shanghai Motor Show. The C5 Aircross makes its global debut, alongside the C-Aircross Concept that previews the brand’s future compact SUV, the C3 Aircross. These two new models represent a new generation of Citroën SUVs focused on comfort.

China is a key market for Citroën. The brand sold more than 250,000 cars in the country in 2016, accounting for roughly one in five Citroën sales worldwide. Dongfeng Citroën is expanding its range with the world premiere of the new C5 Aircross SUV. Set for launch in China in the second half of 2017, the C5 Aircross will subsequently see production and its commercial launch in Europe at the end of 2018.

Alongside the new C5 Aircross, the French carmaker will showcase the C-Aircross Concept which previews Citroën's future compact SUV. The production version, which will be called C3 Aircross, will be launched in Europe before the end of 2017.

In China, these two new models will sit alongside the Citroën C3-XR, Dongfeng Citroën's second best-selling model in 2016, with nearly 150,000 units sold since launch in 2015.

Directly inspired by the Aircross concept car presented at the Shanghai Motor Show in 2015, Citroen says “the C5 Aircross is a ‘people-minded’ SUV combining assertive design with an interior dedicated to well-being for all passengers. Reemarkably spacious for all occupants, it harnesses the latest technology to give owners an easier and safer drive, and takes a modern and all-encompassing approach to comfort.”

The C5 Aircross marks a major step forward in the Citroën Advanced Comfort programme with the world debut of a suspension system equipped with Progressive Hydraulic Cushions, which is unique to the Citroën brand. The technology will be illustrated on the stand with a demonstration showing how the system filters out road imperfections.