General Motors developing gas variants for 3 models

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Mumbai, June 12

General Motors India is working on LPG and CNG variants for at least three models.

The CNG and LPG experiments are being carried out on the compact car Chevrolet Spark; upper premium compact segment car Chevrolet Aveo U-VA; and mid-size car Chevrolet Aveo, said Mr P. Balendran, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, GM India.

Alternative fuel tech

"We have been working on alternative fuel technology for sometime and the recent fuel price hike has expedited the process," said Mr Balendran.

He declined to comment on the launch date. "It is too early to say. Certain tests and trials are to be done," he said.

However, industry sources indicated that the Chevrolet Spark, the popular small car from the GM stable, will be the first model among the three to be run on alternative fuel. LPG version of Spark is reportedly at the final stage of development.

Even if the company has not assigned any deadline, alternative variants of all the three models are expected to hit the market within a year.

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