Citroen C4 Hatchback Production Kicks Off in Russia

The French automobile company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, has officially kicked off its production of the Citroen C4 hatchback at its Kaluga Plant in Russia last spring.  At present time, the Kaluga plant is concerned with the initial assembly of the Citroen-C4 hatchback, which is one of the highest rated and most popular Citroen vehicles in Russia.  The French car company made an announcement that in the next two years, they will employ welding and painting procedures as they kick off production to a full stretch.  Towards the end of 2010, the Kaluga plant strives to produce 700 Citroen-C4 hatchbacks per month.

The Citroen-C4 hatchback boasts of a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with 120-horsepower that comes in both manual and automatic transmissions.  The C4 hatchback model comes in three types:  the Optima, which is manufactured specifically for the Russian market, comes with 16-inch wheels, side curtains, leather-bound steering wheel, and a climate control mechanism.  The C4 is expected to be released with a price tag of $19,000 for the Comfort type, $20,000 for the Russian-specified C4 Optima, and $22,500 for the top-of-the-line exclusive version.

The Kaluga plant opened in April 2010 with an expected manufacturing capacity of 125,000 annually.  All the cars manufactured at the Kaluga plant will be exclusive to the Russian market only.  The Kaluga plant sits just about 15 kilometers off the city of Kaluga and approximately 3 kilometers off the Moscow-Kiev highway.  The Kaluga plant has at least 3,000 employees.