On Wednesday February 5th, Citroën presented the C4 Cactus, its new crossover inspired by the concept car of the same name. Offering more design, more comfort and more useful technology, all for a limited budget, the C4 Cactus heralds the new generation of vehicles in Citroën's core range, which represent 80% of its sales.
Faurecia has supplied equipment for both the inside and outside of the new vehicle, contributing to the revival of the famous brand.
Here's for Faurecia's contribution to the Citroën C4 Cactus:
• seat frames and mechanisms, creating large seats with a "sofa" feel in the front and a single-piece, 6 kg lighter bench in the rear.
• front bumpers and external trim on the trunk, including two-color Citroën logos (black centre and chrome edges);
• integral protective cladding on the vehicle's front and rear bumpers and rear spoiler. The supple thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) skin used for the cladding provides protection from day-to-day bumps and scratches and absorbs minor impacts;
• all the exhaust lines, compliant with the future Euro 6.1 standard, which will come into effect in September 2014. The C4 Cactus therefore produces 82 g CO2/km less for the diesel version - with the Faurecia SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system to drastically reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions - and 100 g for the gasoline version.
• the soundproofing for the firewall, which is now 50% lighter, the front and rear underlay and front carpets for the passenger compartment.
Note that the equipment provided by Faurecia also contributes to reducing the weight of the Citroën C4 Cactus, which is 200 kg lighter than the Citroën C4.
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FORVIA SE is one of the world leaders in designing, manufacturing, and marketing automotive equipment. Net sales break down by product family as follows:
- seats (31.4%; No. 1 worldwide);
- interior car parts (18.1%; 1 worldwide): dashboards and instrument panels (No. 1 worldwide), doors and door panels, and acoustic modules;
- exhaust systems (17.7%; No. 1 worldwide);
- audiovisual and multimedia equipment (15.2%): car radios, multimedia devices, navigation systems, automatic guiding systems, location systems, safety assistance systems with CDD captor cameras, wireless communication, monitors, etc.;
- lighting equipment (13.7%);
- other (3.9%).
At the end of 2023, the group had more than 290 production sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (6.2%), Germany (10.9%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (29.3%), Asia (27.1%) and America (26.5%).