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JSW MG, Tata Motors take small-car relief dispute under CAFE-3 to PMO

The Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) framework sets fleet-wide carbon dioxide emission targets for automakers

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Both TMPV and JSW MG, in their letters, noted that CAFE emission limits are designed to apply across an automaker’s entire portfolio, with the objective of encouraging the adoption of sustainable technologies.

Deepak Patel New Delhi

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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