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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.

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Demand for CNG cars and SUVs jumps 36% to 278,000 units in April-August

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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