Maruti’s CNG sales jumps 23 percent in 2014-15

After top selling Cars Maruti Suzuki sales also recorded the highest number of CNG vehicles ever sold for the last fiscal.

 Total Sales of CNG Vehicles grew from 4.9 to the 5.4 percent. 

Talking about numbers, sales of CNG Vehicles increased from 51,631 units to 62,996 units which recorded a growth of 23 percent. 

Maruti Suzuki became the first OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) in the country to launch CNG models with factory fitted CNG kits in 2010.

Today Maruti Suzuki offers dual fuel (CNG+Petrol) options in six models. These models are: Alto, Alto K-10, Celerio, Wagon R, Eeco, and Ertiga.

 Two variants from them , Alto k-10 and Celerio were launched in the last fiscal year. 

According to the company notes almost 50 percent of all Wagon R, Eeco and Ertiga are sold in Delhi and Mumbai, Also Maruti’s most of the CNG-fitted vehicle sale come from cities. The reason behind this is the availability CNG infrastructure.

In the last fiscal Maruti Suzuki jumped 11.11 percent in sales; in numbers it grew from 1,053,689 units in the fiscal year 2013-14 to 1,170,702 units in 2014-15. 

If the CNG infrastructure grows in the country Maruti Suzuki will get more growth for sure in CNG sales.