Maruti Suzuki India’s Managing Executive Officer (Engineering) has confirmed development of the 800 and Omni van to make it fit for sales after Euro IV norms come into being next year. He also stated the Indian engineers were working on a new small car based on an “existing platform.”
The Petroleum Ministry of India has setup a committee to ensure that Euro-IV grade (BS IV equivalent) petrol and diesel will be commercially available in 13 major cities from April 1, 2010.
The 13 cities to get Euro IV grade fuels are Delhi & NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Surat, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Agra, Solapur and Lucknow; EURO – III grade fuels will be made available in rest of the country.
Maruti 800, the city car manufactured by Maruti Suzuki in India since 1984, has started showing signs of extinction. The root cause being, the stringent Euro-4 emission norms that all the car makers need to follow from 2010. According to sources, Maruti Suzuki has acknowledged the infeasibility of launching an Euro-IV compliant version of Maruti 800 by 2010, citing certain impracticalities like the engine’s alignment etc. Moreover, its sales has [ Read More ]
This car will will meet all emission and safety requirements Tata Motors is in the final stages of making yet another big investment on a new and welcomed innovation- A eco car for the citizens of Thailand The BOI (Board of Investments) of Thailand had looked into the project and given them the green signal back in April this year. As per the agreement, the vehicle will meet all the [ Read More ]
