New Merc is small but mighty
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MERCEDES-BENZ has released images of the small van that will be the first product of Daimler’s co-operation with the Renault-Nissan alliance. The van, dubbed Citan, is to be launched in six months’ time and will make its public debut at the IAA commercial vehicle show in Hannover next September.
Although Mercedes’ announcement makes no mention of Renault, it does say: “The urban delivery van was developed and tested to the same standards as its larger Sprinter and Vito siblings, and is in no way inferior to these.” ������������� When Daimler signed the deal to cooperate with the Renault-Nissan Alliance in April 2010 it revealed that the first project would be a small front-wheel-drive van that would be designed and built by Renault, but was to be badged as both a Renault and a Mercedes so that it could be sold by both marques.