“I’m eager and very interested to see what we can do with CNG in our truck applications”, said Fred Diaz, head of the Ram brand, as published by Bloomberg website. “If that becomes the new in-thing for alternative fuel going forward, we’re going to be miles ahead of the competition”, Diaz added.
In turn, Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of both OEMs, said that natural-gas engines make a great option to cut emissions and keep costs under control.
Fiat SpA is a market leader in Europe regarding NGVs manufacture. It has an 80 percent share of CNG-powered cars and 55 percent of light commercial vehicles.