Citroen Berlingo Crew Van: Institute Of Transport Management Lcv of the Year 2009

SLOUGH, UNITED KINGDOM – September 30, 2009: Citroën’s Berlingo continues its award-winning ways with the announcement on 29th September that the new Berlingo Crew Van has been voted the Institute of Transport Management’s LCV of the year.

This recently launched addition to the Berlingo range appealed to the Institute of Transport Management’s (ITM) panel of judges for its green credentials, low CO2 emissions, ultra-flexible combination of passenger and load capacity and excellent value-for-money.

The ITM judges were impressed by the Berlingo Crew Van’s flexibility, with its innovative sliding/folding rear seat and bulkhead, which allows the vehicle to be used either as a five-seater with a 1,320mm long, 2.4cu.m capacity load compartment or a two-seater with an 1,805mm long, 3.35cu.m load compartment - without sacrificing either safety or passenger comfort.

A further impressive feature of the Berlingo Crew Van was the inclusion of Trafficmaster Smartnav and Trackstar stolen vehicle tracking system - which is unique in this LCV sector. The Berlingo Crew Van is competitively priced and the VAT is fully reclaimable by UK-registered businesses.

Robert Handyside, commercial vehicle operations manager, said, “We are delighted that the Institute of Transport Management has recognised Citroën’s considerable environmental strengths and the merits of the brilliantly versatile Citroën Berlingo Crew Van with this prestigious award. No crew carrier of its type can offer such an extensive range of operator-friendly attributes with such unbeatable value-for-money. This truly is a vehicle in a class of its own.”