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Maruti Suzuki India Limited on Friday said that it achieved its highest ever sales of eco-friendly CNG-powered cars in a year during FY 2019-20 by selling 1,06,443 factory-fitted CNG vehicles across India.
Maruti Suzuki has witnessed a 15.5 per cent CAGR increase in its CNG sales in the past five years.
Maruti Suzuki’s options of factory-fitted CNG-powered cars include Alto, WagonR, Eeco, Tour S, Ertiga and Super Carry.
Maruti Suzuki unveiled its mission at Auto Expo 2020 whereby it aimed to sell the next set of million green vehicles at a much faster pace, it said. The company has named this mission as – Mission Green Million and the Company’s S-CNG technology will play a critical role in democratizing green cars and achieving the mission, it added.
“The growth of CNG vehicles complements the Government of India’s vision of reducing oil import and enhancing the share of natural gas in the energy basket of the country from 6.2 per cent now to 15 per cent by 2030. The Government is working to rapidly increase CNG fuel pumps network in the country. There has been a phenomenal growth in number of CNG stations in last six years with over 50 per cent of growth coming in the last year alone,” said Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited.
Maruti Suzuki is aligned with the Government’s vision by strengthening and expanding its CNG product portfolio, he added. “We see CNG as a technology that has set a new benchmark in green fuel mobility,” he said.
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