Fiat has become the first manufacturer in Europe to reduce its average CO2 emissions from new cars sold to below 130g/km, six years earlier than the Europe-wide goal set by the EU. All car manufactures must have an average CO2 output of 130g/km or less by 2015, otherwise heavy fines will be handed out. Fiat�s average CO2 emissions from cars sold in Europe in the first half of 2009 were 129.1g/km, according to figures released by automotive advisory leader JATO. The Italian firm was ahead of Toyota, which had average CO2 emissions of 132g/km and Peugeot, which had average emissions of 134.5g/km.
It has achieved this figure partly due to the success of its LPG-powered vehicles, of which it has sold 65,000 units across Europe so far this year. The average CO2 emissions of these cars was 115.8g/km. Lorenzo Sistino, CEO of Fiat Automobiles, said: "Improving the environment is not a goal for the future, but something we can do right away.
"New engines are being introduced � like the innovative Multiair technology on petrol engines, making them capable of guaranteeing up to 10% lower CO2 emissions and the new generation of common-rail Multijet diesel engines that will make their debut on the Punto Evo and that will be gradually adopted on all of our group�s cars."
Europe's top ten manufacturers for low CO2 emissions:
1. Fiat - 129.1 g/km
2. Toyota - 132.9 g/km
3. Peugeot 134.5 g/km
4. Citroen - 138.1 g/km
5. Renault - 138.9 g/km
6. Ford - 140.4 g/km
7. Vauxhall/Opel - 149.5 g/km
8. VW - 152.5 g/km
9. Audi - 162.6 g/km
10. Mercedes - 178.8 g/km
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