Maruti's BS-VI sales in 11 months to February zoom past its BS-IV offtake

Firm says it had begun upgrading its engines to BS VI in 2016 after Govt announced the 2020 deadline. At that time, Indian auto sector hadn't even shifted to BS IV completely

At a time when the country is expecting a complete transition from Bharat Stage IV emission standards to Bharat Stage VI by April, and many manufacturers are in the process of launching the BS VI versions, India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki has said that it has sold more BS VI cars during April 2019 to February 2020, than the total BS IV cars sold during the same period.  

It has sold over 700,000 units of BS VI vehicles between April 2019 and February 2020, higher than total of 659,000 BS IV cars sold during the same period. "Early transition