India, Feb. 24 -- Renault has joined the bandwagon of carmakers in India that have been selling passenger vehicles with a petrol-CNG powertrain. With this, Maruti Suzuki has joined the list of automakers which include Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai. This move comes at a time when the demand for petrol-CNG powertrains has been rising fast across India, owing to the high price of petrol and the significantly cheaper cost of ownership CNG offers to car owners compared to petrol or diesel.

The French auto giant has started offering its customers CNG kit retrofitment options for Kwid, Kiger and Triber models. This means any customer buying a Renault Kwid, Kiger or Triber can install a CNG kit at a premium while purchasing the vehicle....