New Delhi. Maruti’s Wagon R hatchback is one of the best-selling cars in the company’s lineup. People like both its petrol and CNG versions very much. Talking about last month, in April 2024, the company has sold 17,850 units of it.
Due to such a high demand for Wagon R, the company has the biggest burden of supplying this car. Now information has come to light that the company has an order of 11,000 units of the CNG version of Wagon R pending. Let us tell you that the company is dispatching 16,000 units of it every month.
There is a backlog of 2.2 lakh cars
According to a report, Maruti currently has an order backlog of 2.2 lakh units, out of which 1.1 lakh units are CNG-powered vehicles. The highest among these is the Ertiga with 60,000 units pending. The carmaker has recently expanded the production capacity to one lakh units at its Manesar plant to meet the huge demand for this MPV.
Wagon R CNG Specifications
Wagon R CNG comes with Maruti’s 1.0-liter K-series petrol engine which generates 56bhp of power and 82Nm of torque in CNG mode. In the CNG version, this car comes only with a 5-speed manual gearbox. Its petrol tank capacity is 28 liters, while the CNG tank capacity is 60 liters. The company claims a mileage of 34.05 km per liter in Wagon R CNG.
FIRST PUBLISHED : May 10, 2024, 14:53 IST
