China loves its sedans. The exploding market favors the three-box shape to the tune of 80-percent market share, so
it isn’t surprising that Citroen has grafted a trunk to its C4 in order to
curry favor.
As seen here, the C-Triomphe is a lengthened C4 with the wheelbase extended, lending the car a much more formal
look than the dynamic coupe and five-door bodystyles already in circulation. Production commences this summer at the
automaker’s local plant in Wuhan, built in 1997.
Citroen enjoyed sales of 100,000 units in China last year, a 34-percent increase. But the upside to China is
startling– in 2001, all of China purchased 717,000 cars. In 2005? 3,300,0000– so needless to say, the French carmaker
can’t graft those boots on fast enough.
[Source: AutoCar]