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In 2020, Dongfeng Citroen finally launched a new car, but due to the failure of product strategy, the new car is doomed to be "cool". This model is Dongfeng Citroen's new compact car-C3L, which has both sedan design and SUV ground clearance. Figures show that 175 C3L models were sold in November, compared with 450 for the whole year.

After a dismal 2020, Dongfeng Citroen can only hope for a new car in 2021. According to outside sources, the new generation of Dongfeng Citroen C5 will be available in 2021 with an internal project codenamed E43, after the first welding body of the new car has been offline.

The new Citroen C5 will be released during the Shanghai Auto Show, which opens in April 2021, and is expected to go on sale in September, according to the latest media news. The hope of the Dongfeng Citroen brand may lie in this new car.

The imaginary picture of the new Citroen C5 has been exposed many times, combined with spy photos, the new car will adopt a cross-border design style, the front face will use a split lamp group, and with through-type chrome trim and LED light source, the overall shape will be extremely personalized. In many imaginary pictures circulated overseas, the new car will adopt a suspended style, and the body painting will bring a stronger sense of movement in a two-color style.

The new Citroen C5 will be developed on the same platform as the Peugeot 508L, and the powertrain is expected to be consistent with the 1.6T/1.8T gasoline version, as well as a 1.6T plug-in hybrid version.

The new C5 will be Citroen's most important product in 2021. When the joint venture medium-sized car market continues to be hot, Accord / Camry sells about 20,000 units per month, Mai Teng / Passat / Teana sells 10-20,000 units a month, and Kia K5 and Hyundai Sonata are listed one after another, the competitive environment of the joint venture medium car market is more fierce. Therefore, whether the French car with a minority brand and product personality can fight a turnaround seems to be about to wait until the new C5 comes on the market. In addition, it must be mentioned that the market performance of Dongfeng Peugeot 508L is not very successful, which adds fog to the listing of the new Citroen C5. Data show that Dongfeng Peugeot 508L sold 676 vehicles in November, with cumulative sales of 4489 vehicles from January to November.

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