Fiat India to roll out CNG-run car next year
November 17th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANSKolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Fiat India plans to launch its first compressed natural gas (CNG)-run car for the domestic market in the April-June quarter of 2010, a top company official said here Tuesday.
“We are working on a few CNG models. The first one will be rolled out in the second quarter next year,” the company’s president and chief executive Rajeev Kapoor said at a press meet.
However, Kapoor declined to divulge any details on the models under consideration.
“CNG is ultimately going to be a fuel for most commercial applications,” he said, explaining the rationale behind the move, adding: “The technology is available with Fiat.”
Among other plans, he said the company was also working on an India-specific small car. “The car will be launched in 2011.”
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