Car firms pulled almost 13 models off the road in FY19: Siam report

High discontinuations may be due to stringent norms coming into force soon, say analysts

Almost 13 car models, including some popular entry-level ones, have been pulled off from the market. The discontinuations are owing to the requirement to meet tighter regulations on crash test and emission, experts said. A report from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) shows not even a single unit of the 12 models was built in February. The models were very much in production same month last year.
 
These models include the Eon from Hyundai, the Grande Punto, Avventura & Linea from Fiat, the Passat from Volkswagen, the Gypsy from Maruti, the Terrano from Nissan, the Lodgy from