The French company Citroen, which is part of the Stellantis concern, will completely leave the minivan segment in the summer of 2022 - they are no longer in demand in Europe. The firm announced that in early July it will assemble a farewell copy of its latest car of this type, the seven-seat monocab Grand C4 SpaceTourer.
Citroën entered the minivan segment in 1994 and has been a continuous presence in this niche for 28 years since then. The first serial monocab with two chevrons on the grille was the Evasion, created as part of the Eurovan project, which was a joint venture between PSA and FIAT.
But the real breakthrough of the company and one of the most popular cars of the 2000s in Europe was the Xsara Picasso compact MPV released in 1999. The car had an optimal set of consumer qualities, avant-garde style, an attractive price and reliable Peugeot diesel engines. Over 13 years of production, the Xsara Picasso has sold 1.76 million vehicles.
Citroen's leadership in the minivan class was strengthened by the full-length Citroen C8 and the nominal successor to the Xsara Picasso, the C4 Picasso, which supplemented the lineup with an extended version of the C4 Grand Picasso.
In the 2018 upgrade of the second generation C4 Picasso/Grand C4 Picasso, these models were rebranded as C4 SpaceTourer/Grand C4 SpaceTourer. The basic five-seater modification left the conveyor in 2020, the extended seven-seater version lived for another two years.
Citroen decided to abandon the production of minivans
