Demand for CNG cars and SUVs jumps 36% to 278,000 units in April-August
While Maruti Suzuki, with its large line-up of CNG models and sale of 201,123 units, has a vice-like grip with a 72% market share, Tata Motors, with 42,984 units and 131% YoY growth, has increased its CNG market share by 6% to 15 percent. Hyundai is looking to up the ante with new variants even as Toyota nearly doubles its sales to 5,765 units.
The past couple of months have seen plenty of action on the CNG-powered passenger vehicle front, what with Hyundai Motor India launching the dual-cylinder Grand i10 Nios CNG and the base variant of the Aura Hy-CNG E sedan in August and the dual-cylinder Exter CNG in mid-July. And, Maruti Suzuki is to launch the CNG variant of the snazzy Swift hatchback on September 12. Reason enough to take a quick look at the retail sales performance of the CNG PV segment for the first five months of FY2025.
As per Vahan retail sales data (as of September ...
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07 Sep 2024
Ajit Dalvi
