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Fiat Automobiles, one
of Europe’s 10 best-selling automotive brands, has for the second year
running been confirmed as having the lowest average value for CO2
emissions from vehicles sold in 2008: 133.7 g/km (137.3 g/km in 2007).
This impressive result has been corroborated by JATO, a world leader in
automotive advisory and research services.
The bottom line shows
Fiat ahead of Peugeot (138.1 g/km), Citroën (142.4 g/km), Renault (142.7
g/km), Toyota (144.9 g/km), Ford (147.8 g/km), Opel/Vauxhall (151.1
g/km), Volkswagen (158.8 g/km), BMW (160.6 g/km) and Mercedes (185.0
g/km). Fiat Group is also in pole position for groups (138.4 g/km),
ahead of PSA, Renault, Toyota and Hyundai.
Lorenzo Sistino,
managing director of Fiat Automobiles, says: “The result of this
important analysis rewards Fiat’s ongoing quest for innovative solutions
for the reduction of polluting emissions and levels of CO2.
But Fiat’s commitment has always been to the public’s real needs and
won’t be stopping here.
“New technologies,
like Start&Stop, already introduced in the Fiat 500 and soon to be seen
on all our latest models, will play their part, as will new applications
like eco:Drive, an innovative software developed with Microsoft, that
uses a USB port from the versatile Blue&Me system to achieve analysis of
the driver’s vehicle handling, thus helping to optimise behaviour in
terms of consumption and emissions. Currently there are about 10,000
regular users who monitor their driving style in this way.”
Fiat has also recently
presented two important developments: its LPG range comprising Panda,
Grande Punto and Bravo models, as well as ecological developments for
the 500, Croma and Bravo. In particular, the latter includes selected
versions at the forefront of the international scenario, with high
technological content, low consumption and CO2 emissions.
This is due to the application of specific systems like the innovative
eco:Drive, the new Start&Stop. |
