SWEET SAVINGS ON THE CITROËN XANTIA

Citroën is offering savings of up to $4000 with a one price, drive away deal on three of the best selling versions of the Citroën Xantia, the model that boosted the French car makerµs sales by nearly 50 per cent in 1997.

Manual and automatic: Same price. Petrol and Turbo Diesel: Same price. For a drive away price of $39,990 the choice includes the Citroën Xantia Image manual and automatic with a 2.0 litre petrol engine. In addition, making Citroën the only car maker in Australia to offer a Turbo Diesel for the same price as the equivalent petrol powered car, the Citroën Xantia Image Turbo Diesel is also available for $39,990.

In addition to the unique Citroën features of self-leveling suspension, styling and performance, all three versions of the Citroën Xantia included in the drive away deal include a driverµs side airbag, pre-tensioning seatbelts, remote control central locking, front and rear electric windows, twin headlights, interior adjustable door mirrors, rear wash/wipe, climate control air conditioning with pollen filters and velour upholstery.

The Platform program:
Efficiency and innovation driven.

The adoption of the platform program will both reduce costs and enable greater diversity and flexibility for Citroën. A platform, not to be confused with a floorplan, is a series of fixed points of common componentry that effectively float in space, around which a car or commercial vehicle can be designed. Vehicles can share the same platform, but have different wheelbases, length, width and height.

The Citroën platforms will include key features such as sub frames, engine, transmission, suspension and axle assemblies and equipment such as air conditioning, representing as much as 60 per cent of the vehicle's total value. Although there will only be three platforms, each platform will be capable of providing the basis for several different vehicles, allowing Citroën to respond to the growing proliferation of different types of vehicle in the world's market places.

The PSA Group has six final assembly factories capable of producing more than 1,000 cars and vans a day. These will be reorganized to enable greater production flexibility and lower costs, which will transfer benefits to customers in form of keener pricing, shorter delivery times and a greater choice of products and options.