E-PaperBharat Stage V News
Royal Enfield may bid adieu to 500cc bikes from early next year
The company will instead upgrade its range of 350cc motorcycles, which continue to garner robust demandImplementation of the new Bharat Stage VI norms will make production of these motorcycles unviable for the domestic market due to the high cost of upgrading their engines and low volumes
3 min read20 Nov 2019TVS Motor calls for GST rate cut on two wheelers
TVS Motor's comment comes a week after Hero MotoCorp chairman Pawan Munjal batted for a reduction in GST rate for two-wheelers to 18% from 28%
1 min read8 Jan 2019Maruti Suzuki steers away from diesel engine cars
Maruti Suzuki cars, including the Vitara Brezza, Swift, Baleno and Ertiga are powered by the 1.3 litre diesel engine sourced from Fiat
4 min read28 Dec 2018BS 6 fuel rollout to shut Indian refineries, push up India’s oil imports in 2019
India may be the world's third largest crude oil importer but has never has to import diesel or petrol due to its surplus refining capacities. But that may change next year
2 min read28 Nov 2018India liquidity crisis set to dent heavy truck sales
Almost 100% of all heavy truck sales are financed by NBFCs, which are currently facing a liquidity crunch as a fallout of the IL&FS crisis
3 min read21 Nov 2018Truck makers face supply crunch as vendors hold off on investment plans
Auto component makers are shying away from making long-term investments because the market scenario post the implementation of Bharat Stage VI (BS VI) emission norms in April 2020 is uncertain
2 min read29 Jun 2018All new Mercedes-Benz diesel cars will be Bharat Stage VI compliant
Mercedes-Benz aims to make all its cars BS-VI complaint before the April 2020 deadline, says vice president (sales and marketing) Michael Jopp
2 min read19 Jun 2018Maruti Suzuki gets lion’s share of Suzuki R&D budget
Suzuki Motor 's $1.5 billion R&D budget will be used to upgrade Maruti Suzuki cars to Bharat Stage VI emission norms, and develop hybrid and electric cars so as to maintain its over 50% market share in India
2 min read13 May 2018BS VI fuel to be available at Delhi petrol pumps from tomorrow
The BS VI fuel supplies in Delhi have been advanced from the 1 April 2020 target rollout for the entire country to tackle air pollution
2 min read1 Apr 2018Will introduction of BS VI fuel help reduce pollution?
With BS VI fuel to be available in Delhi from 1 April and the country from 2020, Mint analyses whether a cleaner fuel will result in a cleaner India
2 min read29 Mar 2018Popular Topics
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