Citroen To Offer Leasing Service In India: Partners With ADL Automotive

The company, which is part of Groupe PSA, wants to provide leasing mobility solutions to individuals, small, medium & large sized businesses, corporates, and also to the public sector.

Citroen feels that leasing is the best way to bring cars to the markets, and that the leasing model is slated to grow rather rapidly. The company says that ‘Citroen Lease' will be available across its entire portfolio, and will be available at attractive monthly rentals.

ADL Automotive India, the Indian wing of ADL Automotive (based at France) says that the benefits of the leasing model are that customers pay no down payment, and hold no financial risk as the company offers tax management solutions, easy upgrades, maintenance, and insurance.

Citroen plans to launch the C5 Aircross model in India during 2020. The C5 Aircross will be available with a 1.2-Litre petrol engine that will produce 130bhp of power, and a 2.0-Litre diesel engine that will produce 180bhp of power. Both vehicles will feature Citroen's EAT8 automatic transmission unit.

The soon-to-be-launched Citroen C5 Aircross will arrive with a host of features that include a 12.3-inch TFT digital instrument cluster, highway driver assist, a level II autonomous driving system, and advanced connectivity systems.

Safety features on the C5 Aircross include multiple airbags, auto high beam enabled headlamps, cross-traffic detection, blind spot assist, hill hold functions, and an attention assist. Once launched, the Citroen A5 Aircross will primarily compete with the Kia Seltos.

Thoughts About Citroen's Leasing Model

We still have to wait a while till we have any information about available monthly schemes, but having said that, this is a really smart move by Citroen. Zero down payment, zero maintenance, and zero insurance is a massive draw for the Indian consumer who wants more bang for the buck. Right now, we think sales volumes will depend on how Citroen prices the C5 Aircross and other models it plans to launch.