BS-VI products cost 7-15 % more than BS-IV
She further said the government also took a considered decision that from BS-IV emission standards, the country should go directly to BS-VI norms, which come into play from April 1, 2020
Such a situation will mean "many of them will face financial hardships which could even threaten the existence of their business."
This marks the commencement of the transition of Hero MotoCorp's product range to BS-VI norms, Le Masson added.
Auto manufactures have increased prices owing to the transition cost for migrating to the BS-VI platform
Industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) expects things to turnaround in 2020-21
The BS VI emission norms are in line with European standards
The BS-VI variants and models are on sale from Tuesday, the company said in a release
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A nationwide & compulsory switch to BS-VI is due from April 1, 2020
While bottoming out of volumes is a positive, the company has also been able to keep its inventory levels under check
Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) members are operating on 3-5 per cent gross margins of the cost of the vehicles
The country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp plans to drive in BS-VI upgrades of around ten products, including five top-selling bikes and scooters by February next year, as it aims to upgrade its product portfolio well before the deadline of April, 1 2020, according to sources. The two wheeler major plans to showcase the upgraded products at an event in February 2020 at its R&D centre (Centre of Innovation and Technology), in Jaipur, "Within the next 4-8 weeks, the company will launch around ten BS-VI products including its key products such as Splendor, HF Deluxe, Glamour motorcycles and Maestro Edge scooter, a company source said. Hero MotoCorp has already commenced the retail sales of its first BS-VI motorcycle, the Splendor iSmart in November 2019. The transition to the higher emission norms for the company is being driven at its R&D centre in Jaipur, which was commissioned in March 2016. Since then, Hero has further enhanced its in-house R&D capabilities by .
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Tuesday launched its first BS-VI compliant vehicle in the form of its compact SUV, XUV300 with price ranging from Rs 8.30 lakh to Rs 11.84 lakh. The BS-VI version of the XUV300 will be available on all its 1.2 litre turbo petrol offerings, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) said in a statement. Mahindra is proactively transitioning its mobility portfolio to BS-VI emission standards in a phased manner, well ahead of the statutory timeline of April 1, 2020, it added. Commenting on the launch, M&M President, Automotive Sector Rajan Wadhera said, "It is a milestone in our BS-VI transition journey. Despite tight timelines, we along with our suppliers, have met the challenging requirements of these tighter emission norms, much ahead of the stipulated timeline." He further said, "We will progressively upgrade our entire range with cleaner emissions technology.
From April 1, 2020, BSVI emission norms for automobiles will become mandatory across the country
Company to increase the price of BS-VI-compliant vehicles by up to 6% starting next year
For fleet owners, the ownership of BS-VI vehicle would be credit neutral
According to the company, all colour models of both FZ-FI and FZS-FI would be available as per BSVI norms
Knapp said that for starters, diesel VW cars would be eliminated altogether from the company's line-up of cars that presently include Passats
"BS-VI we will start with petrol only, across all models but diesel is not completely out of the picture," said Audi India Head Balbir Singh Dhillon