Opel and Peugeot-Citroen are preparing a surprise for the Russians. It will be a new car – something between a crossover and a hatchback. And most importantly, the car, which has already been called the “people’s car”, will be produced in Kaluga.
The experts calculated that fair price of the basic version such a volkswagen from Opel and Citroen, members of the Stellantis group, will cost a million rubles. True, this is the current price, and the car will appear only in 2024. By that time, inflation may have greatly increased it. A subcompact cross-hatch will arrive in Russia, following India and Latin America Citroen C3 generation CC21. The length of the car is comparable to Lada Granta – less than 4 meters. Indeed, this model little to do with the European car of the same name. The car for emerging markets is built on the old PF1 platform. On this platform, a whole family of three models will be created over the next two years. It is also possible to use modern electric vehicles on this platform.
This is not the only new, which Stellantis intends to present in Russia in the near future. In the summer of 2022, sales of the Citroen Aircross C5 will begin, and by the end of the year, the C4 cross hatch will roll out. It is expected in the second half of the year Opel Crossland update with hybrid or petrol engines. And finally, in 2022, the once popular Opel Astra will return to the Russian market. The sixth generation of the car has a 1.2-liter turbo engine with a capacity of 110 or 130 “horses”. What will be the price is still unknown. But it’s the price that decideswhether the car will become a car for the people.