Citroen Adds Seven-Seat Option to Berlingo Multispace Range

Citroen is offering UK buyers the option of a seven-seater version of its compact MPV, the Berlingo Multispace. Priced at £800, the new 'Family Pack' option is available on the Berlingo Multispace VTR models fitted with the 1.6i 110HP petrol and 1.6HDi 90HP diesel engines. The seven-seat package includes three individual, foldable and removable middle row seats and two additional back row seats. When the driver decides to use all seven-seats, the Berlingo's boot space is reduced to 100 liters, but it can be expanded to 470-litres with the two rearmost seats folded down, and 650-litres with all five rear seats folded.

The seven-seat Multispace features lateral airbags for the protection of rear passengers as well as a luggage cover, for when the boot is in use, while a 12V socket is also included.

Land Rover Sells it 500,000th Vehicle in the U.S.

During its annual Retailer Breakfast Meeting at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention in New Orleans this past weekend, Land Rover announced that it reached a historic milestone with the sale of its 500,000th vehicle in the United States. The landmark model, a Range Rover Sport, was sold by Land Rover Cerritos, a retailer in Southern California. The British firm began retailing vehicles in North America on March 16, 1987 when it imported the Range Rover in the States. The company's first major milestones in the U.S. were achieved in September 1997 and December 2002 with the sale of its 100,000th and 250,000th vehicles.

"Reaching this milestone demonstrates the strength of the Land Rover brand and is a result of a dedicated and passionate retailer network," said Chris Marchand, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Land Rover North America. "The Land Rover model line-up has undergone a complete revitalization and reaching this achievement shows the growth we have experienced over the past four years. It took us ten years to sell the first 100,000 vehicles and we have sold the last 100,000 since July of 2006."

GM Reported to Kill off Cadillac XLR this Spring

The next model in GM's vehicle line-up to bite the dust will be the Cadillac XLR according to a report from the Bowling Green Daily News. General Motors communication manager Sharon Basel, told the newspaper that production of the slow-selling XLR coupe-cabriolet will cease this spring, impacting around 40 employees at the firm's Bowling Green Assembly Plant. The factory that also assembles the Corvette will remain closed until February 23 as GM has been forced to adjust production to plummeting vehicle sales.

Cadillac introduced the XLR in 2003 as a rival for the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class and its likes, but the edgy-shaped roadster with the folding hardtop that shares its underpinnings with the Corvette, never quite managed to hit the mark in the luxury sportscar segment.

Will it be missed? We doubt it. Should Cadillac reveal a successor? Our opinion is that it would be far more sensible for GM's luxury brand to spend its resources and time on creating a CTS-based BMW 3-Series Coupe adversary than to give this segment another shot - at least for the time being.

Source: BG Daily News , Via: Jalopnik