Natural Gas Vehicles Bring Fiat Under European 2015 CO2 Thresholds

October 2, 2009 | Source: Fiat Automobiles | Italy

Fiat Grande Punto

First auto manufacturer to reach 2015 levels

Fiat Automobiles is justifiably proud of its latest achievements. It has proven to be the brand having the lowest average CO2 emissions on cars sold during the first half of 2009: 129.1 g/km (the figure was 133.7 g/km just six months ago). Fiat has also set a new record: it is the only full-liner brand that has achieved the European average goal of 130 g/km established for 2015 – almost six years ahead of the compliance deadline.

The record of 129.1 g/km set by Fiat was corroborated by JATO, a world leader in automotive advisory and research services. Of the top ten brands, the bottom line shows FIAT ahead of Toyota (132.9 g/km), Peugeot (134.5 g/km), Citroen (138.1 g/km), Renault (138.9 g/km), Ford (140.4 g/km), Opel (149.5 g/km), Volkswagen (152.5 g/km), Audi (162.6 g/km) and Mercedes (178.8 g/km).

Fiat Qubo Natural Power

This record set by Fiat Automobiles results from its leadership position locally as well. The full-liner brand has the lowest CO2 emissions in eight out of 21 European countries, and is one of the top three brands in 19 countries. Fiat says one basic contribution to this result is the enormous growth of natural gas, which is proving to be the most environment-friendly fuel. During the first half of 2009, roughly 65,000 Fiat Natural Power cars with an average of 115.8 g/km in CO2 emissions were sold in Europe, a figure more than 13 g/km less than the brand’s already record-breaking average.

This record contributed to the establishment of another record: Fiat Group Automobiles is number one in the results by groups (132.9 g/km), in front of Toyota, PSA, Renault and Hyundai.

“Improving the environment is not a goal for the future, but something we can do right away, and we are doing it now”, said Lorenzo Sistino, CEO of Fiat Automobiles.

Attention paid to sustainable mobility is part of a strategic undertaking of the entire group. Fiat Group was recently acknowledged the leader in terms of sustainability by entering the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World and Dow Jones Sustainability STOXX indexes with a score of 90/100, versus an average of 72/100 of the companies of the industry analysed by SAM, a company specialised in sustainability investments.

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