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New van series to boost sales

 

Citan – a new name that combines the words “city” and “titan”

 

Vehicle developed strictly in line with customer requirements

 

Mercedes-Benz quality standards were fulfilled in all areas

 

Public debut planned for the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show next September

 

 

Stuttgart/Sindelfingen – Mercedes-Benz’ new urban delivery van is called Citan. The name was revealed today during a symposium on brand competence and city logistics, which was held at the Mercedes-Benz Design Center in Sindelfingen. The name Citan combines the words “city” and “titan,” thus making it clear that the vehicle is a first-rate specialist for city logistics — one that was specifically developed to meet the tough challenges faced in day-to-day operations.

 

New van series to boost sales

 

With the introduction of the new urban delivery vehicle, Mercedes-Benz is adding another production series to its family of vans. The Citan is supplementing the Vario (6.0 to 8.2 tons), Sprinter (3.0 to 5.0 tons), and Vito (2.77 to 3.2 tons) to broaden the range of products in the lower weight classes of the van market, where it will significantly boost sales.

 

Whereas the small vans segment was still a niche market in the mid-1990s, it has now grown to around 700,000 units in Europe. Mercedes-Benz Vans plans to gain a market share of four to five percent in this segment. Volker Mornhinweg, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans, is convinced that the Citan will be a big success. “We will take advantage of the trend toward city vans, which our brand will be able to exploit thanks to its attractively priced vehicles and the high quality of our products and services,” says Mornhinweg. “Our typical Mercedes-Benz reliability, 24/7 service, and, last but not least, our great brand image are key selling points as far as our commercial customers are concerned.”

 

Due to its large number of variants, the new urban delivery van with the star is suited for a broad range of commercial applications. Not only will the Citan be offered as a panel van, a crewbus, and a mixed-use vehicle; it will also be available in a variety of lengths and weights.

 

The Citan will be launched on the market in fall 2012. The vehicle will be unveiled to the general public for the first time at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover in September.

 

The Citan — the ideal partner in city traffic

 

The Citan was developed and tested in line with Mercedes-Benz’ demanding quality standards. The vehicle is correspondingly durable and robust. At the same time, it meets the requirements of customers from the service, sales, and trade sectors, offering them a large cargo space despite the vehicle’s compact dimensions. In addition, the van boasts attributes typical of the brand, such as great quality, economy, safety, excellent handling, as well as high fuel efficiency and correspondingly low CO2 emissions. The drive concept encompasses a broad range of low-emission, fuel-efficient diesel and gasoline engines and includes a BlueEFFICIENCY package. An electric drive version is also being planned.

 

The Citan’s operation, interior, materials, and workmanship are of the same high quality as in other Mercedes-Benz vans. The new urban delivery van can therefore be justly called the “little brother” of the Sprinter and Vito, to which it is in no way inferior. As is the case with every Mercedes-Benz vehicle, safety plays a big role in the new van, all variants of which come with ESP as standard.

 

New markets for Mercedes-Benz vans

 

Mercedes-Benz has greatly expanded its vans business in recent years. In line with the slogan of “Mercedes-Benz Vans goes global,” the brand is not only manufacturing vans in Düsseldorf (Sprinters), Ludwigsfelde (Sprinters and Varios), and Vitoria, Spain (Vitos), but also in the U.S., Argentina, and China.

 

It is also planning to strengthen its presence in the Russian market through a partnership with GAZ, the leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles in Russia. Over the medium-term, the GAZ factory near Nizhny Novgorod will produce 25,000 Sprinters each year, and do so strictly according to Mercedes-Benz’ quality standards.

 

Mercedes-Benz already is the undisputed market leader for mid-size and large vans in Western Europe.

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Jeg mente jeg hadde sett denne før, og helt ulike er de ikke i min mening. Se på linjene på tegningen bakfra, og se på bildet av Citroen Berlingo

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Enig, den er lik. Og hadde den hatt stjerne på seg hadde den kostet 7-80.000,- mer, ikke vært noe bedre, og MBE hadde satt tommelen opp for designet.

 

Den Berlingoen er en ålreit bil å kjøre og ser bra ut :)

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Det er bare så synd disse bilene aldri blir som tegnet.

 

Du har så rett Syver.  :D

 

Tipper Mercedes-selgerne blir skuffet når de finner ut at de skal selge en Kangoo med ny grill i stedet for den tøffingen på tegningen.

 

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Guest Fredrik Gundersen

Rart dem har gått for noe slikt Fiatræl når dem først skal gå for noe slikt. Leide meg en kjøretøymontert lift for en stund tilbake i jobbsammenheng. En Mercedes Sprinter var bilen. Dette var i bunn og grunn en Crafter, byttet noen brytere og instrumenter. Resten var VW. Hvorfor kan ikke Merc tegne noe på egenhånd og sette det ut i livet? Er ikke så begeistret for VAG igrunn aldri vært det.

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Nå er ikke Kangoo Fiat, men Renault. Og Fiat er ikke noe ræl, men faktisk en av de best-selgende varebiler i Europa. :)

 

Sprinter er i grunnkonstruksjon samme bil som Crafter, men bilene er utviklet i et samarbeid mellom VW og Mercedes. De produseres begge på Mercedes sine fabrikker, men utstyres med egne motorer og drivverk, samt logoer og andre merkespesifikke detaljer. Å påstå at Sprinter er en Crafter er like feil som å si at en Crafter er en Sprinter.

 

Grunnnen til at slike samarbeid oppstår har selvsagt med økonomi å gjøre. Å utvikle og produsere biler er kostbart, og hvor mange måter er det å konstruere en varebil på? En varebil som f.eks Sprinter leveres i et utall forskjellige varianter. Fra pickup-chassier med enkel og dobbel hytte til varebil med 4 forskjellige lengder og 3 forskjellige takhøyder i tillegg til minubusser av ulik størrelse. Mindre utgaver som f. eks den nye Citan/Kangoo kommer også i flere lengder og høyder, og som pickup osv. Det sier seg selv at bare å lage karosseripresser til alle disse variantene er et stort prosjekt. Derfor er det en god løsning å samarbeide med andre produsenter. Husk at dette er nyttekjøretøyer som skal fungere som et arbeidsverktøy, og da er kravene økonomi og pålitelighet. Design og komfort kommer langt ned på prioritetslisten.

 

Whereas the small vans segment was still a niche market in the mid-1990s, it has now grown to around 700,000 units in Europe. Mercedes-Benz Vans plans to gain a market share of four to five percent in this segment.

Dette tilsier at Mercedes satser på å produsere inntil 35.000 slike varebiler årlig. Fordelt på ulike karosseriversjoner snakker vi om en produksjon på 5-6000 enheter årlig pr. versjon. Det tilsvarer en måneds produksjon av f. eks E-klasse. Skulle Mercedes utviklet og produsert disse bilene selv ville de blitt så dyre at de hadde falt ut av konkurransen. Små serier er dyrt.

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Lurer på om man får denne med distronic pluss og ILS jeg :lol:. Merker jeg er litt skeptisk, var det ikke Zetche som sa at hans største oppgave var å heve kvaliteten på MB da han vart sjef? Nå blir vi vinkelspekulanter alle sammen :partyman:

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