Sales of Maruti's CNG variants move in top gear amid spike in fuel prices

Improving network of CNG and increase in number of cities where natural gas is now available have also been fuelling growth, company says

Maruti Suzuki India, which has seen a surge in demand for CNG (compressed natural gas) models amid a persistent increase in diesel and petrol prices over the past one year, is set to close the financial year with record sales of such variants, according to a top executive of the company. 

An improving network of CNG stations and an increase in the number of cities where the natural gas is now available have also been fuelling the sales growth, said Shashank Srivastava, executive director (sales and marketing) at the firm.

The maker of the Alto and WagonR sold 116,700 units of the