by Trish Whelan. The five millionth 206 has rolled off the production line.
The actual car was a 206 CC HDi, built at the Mulhouse production facility in France.
The 206 has been a great success in Ireland, with nearly 30,000 registrations from October 1998 to May 2005. It remains in the top three Best Sellers in its class in 2005 and amongst the top ten Best Sellers overall in Ireland, nearly seven years after its launch.
The 206 — in its WRC livery — has been a very successful competition car, winning three World Rally Championship titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002 as well as the driver’s title for Marcus Gronholm in 2000 and 2002.
