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Iveco gets approval to produce and sell natural gas vehicles in Argentina
Within the framework of the 50 years of uninterrupted manufacturing, IVECO Argentina announced to be the first company in the country to receive the government’s authorization to commercialize natural gas vehicles. The company currently offers the Natural Power range in the Argentine market with the Daily (van and chassis) vehicles and the CNG Stralis of European origin.
“It should be noted that we were not only the pioneers in the Natural Power range, the CNG commercial vehicles of the country, but also after much work we are now registered and authorized to sale of alternative energy vehicles, which will allow us to continue betting on the Argentine market. This great milestone was achieved thanks to the joint work of the entire IVECO Argentina team,” said Francisco Spasaro, Marketing Manager of IVECO Argentina.
The new vehicles on the market have been designed and manufactured to run exclusively on natural gas, obtaining the same performance and durability compared to a diesel vehicle. IVECO has a great interest in reducing the carbon footprint in the environment. “We paved the way for Argentina to move towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly transport,” added Spasaro.
For its part, the Union of Mechanics and Related Automotive Transport (Smata), Córdoba delegation, reached an agreement with Iveco for the production of the natural gas trucks in order to keep about 200 jobs until December 2020. In August they will produce the first two prototypes.