Death of diesel car, especially smaller ones, may not be far ahead

In December 2015, the Supreme Court had banned the registration of all diesel vehicles

The death of the diesel car, especially smaller ones, may not be far ahead.

A Supreme Court order last week said diesel vehicles aged 10 years and above would not be allowed to run in the National Capital Region (NCR), dealing a fresh blow to the sagging demand for diesel-run cars. The share of diesel in car sales is the lowest in at least eight years.

The numbers show that just one in every five buyers of new cars (excluding utility vehicles) opted to buy a diesel vehicle during the first half (April-September) of 2018-19, according to the fuel-wise demand