The Maruti Suzuki WagonR S-CNG has emerged as the highest selling natural gas vehicle in the country, as this greener and safer factory-fitted CNG model has surpassed 300,000 units in sales, making it the most successful CNG car across all passenger vehicle segments.
“Constantly featured amongst India’s top 10 cars for nearly two decades, Maruti Suzuki WagonR continues to be the undisputed market leader in its segment. The iconic car continues to feature among the top 5 best-selling cars in India since 2000. The milestone of 300,000sales of WagonR S-CNG is yet another testament to the immense faith bestowed on us by our loyal customers. We take this opportunity to thank our customers for their relentless support to make WagonR S-CNG the largest selling CNG fueled car in India,” said Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director (Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Limited.
The WagonR S-CNG variant comes equipped with state-of- the-art electronically controlled intelligent injection system which controls the engine to deliver excellent driving performance and low emissions. It offers the convenience of an auto fuel changeover switch as well as a best-in-class fuel efficiency of 33.54 km/kg. In addition, it is designed from scratch for CNG operation to enhance safety, durability, provide unmatched performance while meeting the stringent BS6 emission regulation.
Maruti Suzuki’s S-CNG vehicle range is aligned to 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% now to 15% by 2030.
Source: Maruti Suzuki
