A prolonged standoff within the auto industry over proposed small-car relief under the upcoming CAFE-3 emission norms has now reached the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), with JSW MG Motor and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) escalating the issue, Business Standard has learnt.
In two separate letters to the PMO earlier this week, the carmakers argued that creating, and then granting relief to a new subclass of small petrol cars based on weight would undermine the national mission for electric vehicle (EV) adoption, adversely affect road safety, and be unfair to companies that have made long-term investments based on the existing

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