With petrol and diesel variants already available, Fiat will now do a CNG version of the Palio, which might possibly cater to the taxi market in Maharashtra?
In the face of ever-rising petrol prices, some hapless consumers, and of course taxi drivers, are left with no option but to fit LPG or CNG kits in their car, which reduces running costs by a big margin. Keeping this in mind, Fiat India is planning to launch a CNG variant of the Palio hatchback by early 2009.
Fiat India, which has not been doing too well in the country despite its best efforts, hasn’t given up on this market yet. The Italian company has many new car launches lined up for the next few months, including the very stylish 500 hatchback, the Linea and the Grande Punto.
While the 500 would be imported as a CBU in limited numbers, the Linea sedan and Grande Punto hatchback will be made at Fiat’s plant in Ranjangaon, near Pune. It remains to be seen whether Fiat India can indeed make a comeback to profitability with its new range of cars.
