Renault to stop production of the Mercedes Citan / T Class
- Following an agreement between Renault and Mercedes, the German carmaker was able to offer in its catalogue and at a lower cost a light utility vehicle in the N1-1 segment (category of Renault Kangoo, Citroën Berlingo, Peugeot Partner, Opel Combo, Fiat Doblo, Volkswagen Caddy, Ford Transit Connect) based on the Renault Kangoo and produced in the same Renault plant.
- The first Mercedes Citan was launched in 2012 based on the Kangoo II, the second in 2021 based on the Kangoo III. The first generation (W415) never managed to exceed 25,000 sales per year, with sales fluctuating between 20,000 and 24,000 units per year from 2013 to 2019. The second generation (W420) launched in 2021 was unable to significantly improve on these sales figures, as it peaked at 26,000 units in 2023 and 2024, and the figures for the first months of 2025 show no progress compared to 2024.
- Compared to the Renault Kangoo, produced in the same French plant in Maubeuge, the Mercedes Citan (and its passenger car version, the T-Class) sells for five times less, due to a higher price (even though it is the same model equipped with the same engines).
- A third twin model was added to the Renault Kangoo and Mercedes Citan in 2021, the Nissan Townstar , which uses the same body and engines of the Kangoo and Citan, whose sales volume is close to that of the Citan.
- For Mercedes, which has the Vito in the N1-2 segment (101,000 sales in 2024) and the Sprinter (219,000 sales in 2024) in the N1-3 segment, the sales volume of the Citan is too low to sustain the career of this model. The German carmaker has therefore decided to definitively stop its sales in May 2026 and its production will therefore cease at the Renault site in Maubeuge in spring 2026.