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For Citroën, we built an AI chatbot for car buyers through our AI chatbot development services, trained on the brand’s own models, trims and product information so it answers questions in seconds and guides visitors to the right page. The chatbot was available to 488K website visitors and started 12.3K conversations, with an average of 3.6 messages each, so visitors who would have left without asking anything stayed and talked to the brand instead. It also handles the simple, repeat questions that used to go to Citroën’s customer support, which lets the support team focus on the cases that need a person.
Key Takeaways
Takeaway Reality built a custom AI chatbot for Citroën that answers car buyers’ questions in seconds and guides them to the right model and page on the Citroën website.
The chatbot was available to 488K visitors and started 12.3K conversations, so roughly one in 40 visitors chose to talk to the brand.
Visitors exchanged 44.4K messages, about 3.6 per conversation, which shows buyers use an automotive AI assistant for real follow-up questions.
Citroën’s support team gets fewer simple tickets because the chatbot now handles repeat questions about models, features and trims.
All data and chat logs are stored on TAR’s own EU-compliant infrastructure.
TAR’s AI chatbot development services have also delivered a customer-facing chatbot for Peugeot and internal AI assistants for Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Leapmotor.
Background
Citroën's website draws hundreds of thousands of visitors, but most of them browse and leave without ever talking to the brand. Each one had a question, and nobody was there to answer it.
Those who did reach out went to customer support, often with simple, repeat questions that took time away from the cases that really needed a person.
Through our AI chatbot development services, we built Citroën an AI chatbot made for car buyers: it answers fast, guides people to the right model, and keeps simple questions away from the support team.
Client | Citroën |
Industry | Automotive |
What we built | A custom AI chatbot trained on Citroën's own materials |
Website visitors | 488K |
Conversations | 12.3K |
Messages exchanged | 44.4K |
Project
What we built: a custom AI chatbot for Citroën
Our AI chatbot development services never start from a generic bot. We built one around how people actually shop for a car.
Trained on Citroën's own material. Models, features, trims and brand information, so every answer speaks for the brand.
Fast answers from a big knowledge base. Users get a reply in seconds, not after a long pause.
Guides people to the right page. The chatbot helps visitors narrow down what they need, then links them straight to the relevant page on Citroën's site.
Simple for the user. Open it, ask in your own words, get an answer.
Security for the brand. All information, training materials and chat logs are securely stored on our own infrastructure, which complies with EU law.
Process & Performance
Our AI chatbot development process
Every step of this project was planned with Citroën, around Citroën's needs.
Understand the business. What customers ask, where they drop off, what support is overloaded with.
Set the rules. What the chatbot should answer, what it should hand off, and what it should never say.
Prepare the knowledge. Collect and structure the brand's material so answers are accurate and fast.
Build and test. Tune answers, speed and tone until it feels like talking to a well-informed Citroën advisor.
Launch and improve. Watch real conversations and keep refining.
Performance
12.3K visitors who would usually have left without a word started a conversation with Citroën instead.
TAR chatbot analytics · all-time totals
488K website visitors had the chatbot available.
12.3K conversations started, roughly 1 in every 40 visitors choosing to talk to the brand.
44.4K messages exchanged, about 3.6 per conversation. Citroën visitors go deep: they ask follow-ups and keep the conversation going.
From question to purchase
The chatbot cuts the path from "I'm just looking" to "this is the car for me" down to one conversation.
Buyer journey · static website vs. chatbot
This matters because most car buyers don't arrive knowing what they want. Cox Automotive's 2025 Car Buyer Journey Study found 71% of US buyers started with an open mind, and buyers visit 4.6 websites on average. Only 25% use automaker websites at all, so every visitor who does arrive is worth keeping.
Why personalized beats static
Buyers expect to be treated as individuals, and brands that do it earn more.
Finding | Source |
71% of consumers expect personalized interactions; 76% get frustrated when they don't get them | |
Personalization most often lifts revenue by 10–15% | |
Car buyers name real-time answers and personalized recommendations as the top benefits of AI tools | |
84% of mostly-digital car buyers who used AI assistants were highly satisfied with the purchase |
A static page shows everyone the same thing. The chatbot answers each visitor's own question, which is exactly what buyers want.
Results
Proven across the automotive industry
Citroën is not the only automotive brand using our AI chatbot development services. We have also built a customer-facing chatbot for Peugeot (750K+ visitors, 21K+ conversations) and similar internal AI assistants for Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Jeep, Leapmotor and more, helping their teams find the right information faster and improving efficiency across the business.
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