Citroen has been awarded "Car Manufacturer of the Year" in the 2006 GreenFleet Awards for its long-term commitment to the development and production of fuel efficient, low emission vehicles.

The GreenFleet Awards are designed to promote ways of reducing emissions and for increasing awareness amongst those responsible for transport procurement to aid making greener fuel and vehicle decisions. The Awards were judged by representatives from the Institute of Car Fleet Management, The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership and GreenFleet magazine.

Sarah Cowell, Editor of GreenFleet magazine, comments, "Citroen’s policy of developing and marketing environmentally-friendly cars that are both practical and affordable played a major part in the Company winning the GreenFleet Car Manufacturer of the Year Award, as did its philosophy of making these fuel efficient and low emission vehicles an inherent part of its model range."

Three of the four lowest CO2-emitting diesel cars available in the UK are Citroens, and the French company has just unveiled its C4 Hybrid HDi, a model that has C02 emissions of 90g/km.  Toyota came runners up while Honda were also commended.