New Delhi, Aug 1 () The country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has said that usage of all kinds of green technologies, including CNG and hybrid cars, should be encouraged in order to cut oil imports and reduce air pollution.
Addressing shareholders in the company’s annual report for 2018-19, MSI Chairman R C Bhargava said the company is fully committed to helping the government’s programme for reducing the consumption of oil and achieving cleaner environmental standards.
“We had started in this direction many years ago with the introduction of factory-fitted CNG vehicles. The production of such cars increased by 40 per cent in 2018-19 and this year is targeted to increase by near 50 per cent,” he said.
The government has also announced a large programme to increase CNG outlets and this should result in the steady increase in CNG vehicle sales, he noted.
