Nissan‘s premium brand Infiniti will move into the fleet market by the end of year with the introduction of its first sub-200g/km car, the M.
Until now, its G37 was the lowest emitting car in the range at 249g/km. A V6 diesel EX30d 4×4 with 224g/km CO2 goes on sale in July but still fails to hit the sub-200g/km mark.
But the M, which launches in October, offers a “viable alternative” for fleets said an Infiniti spokesman.
“By the end of 2010, we will move into fleet, particularly small fleet and user chooser business.
“It’s an unconventional choice – our customer want the rarity.”
He added that there was a lot of interest from the chauffeur market for M: “Chauffeurs want something that stands out and along with one-to-one service and a sub-200g/km diesel car to offer, there’s been a lot of interest.”
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