BS-III Vehicles Banned In India: Experts' Reactions

Experts from the automobile industry and environmentalists react to the prohibition on BS-III manufactured vehicles in India from April 1, 2017.

In a big blow to the auto industry, Supreme Court has banned the sale of nearly 8 lakh BS-III vehicles from April 1, 2017, when BS-IV emission norms would come into effect.

BS-III Vehicles Banned In India: Automobile Industry Reaction

The Apex Court has stated that the health of millions of citizens was more important compared to commercial interests of manufacturers. While the court cited that the companies were aware that BS-IV would come into force from April 1, 2017, manufacturers are citing it as unfortunate.

BS-III Vehicles Banned In India: Automobile Industry Reaction

Auto Industry

Reaction from the auto industry cited that there is a stock of BS-III manufactured vehicles, mainly commercial vehicles such as buses and trucks, which were sold in January or February 2017, are yet to complete the process of body building; this can be registered only after a couple of months.

BS-III Vehicles Banned In India: Automobile Industry Reaction

Society of Indian Automobile Industries (SIAM) said that the decision is unfortunate. Also, there is a confusion if the ban is on the sale or registrations and the ban is unfair.

BS-III Vehicles Banned In India: Automobile Industry Reaction

Mayank Pareek, President of Tata Motors, said that the ruling s unfortunate, export vehicles would be hit the most. He also stated that he is not aware of the percentage of vehicles unsold by other manufacturers and those with higher inventory of BS-III vehicles will be the most hit.

BS-III Vehicles Banned In India: Automobile Industry Reaction

Bajaj Auto which had earlier said that all auto manufacturers should have been ready for the deadline of March 31, 2017. The company has adhered to the emission norms and argued that they would be at a disadvantage if BS-III vehicles were allowed to be sold or registered even after the deadline.

BS-III Vehicles Banned In India: Automobile Industry Reaction

Environmentalist

Environment and the health of the people are the priority, and the ban on BS-III vehicles is indeed a welcome ruling. Auto companies should have taken measure to move into BS-IV emission norms.

They also stated that auto companies continued to manufacture BS-III vehicles despite the deadline and that is the reason for the pile-up of unsold vehicles.

BS-III Vehicles Banned In India: Automobile Industry Reaction

With the ban coming into effect from April 1, 2017, is indeed the right way forward. Pollution levels have been on the rise in the recent past and the ban on polluting vehicles will hopefully bring some respite to the depleting environmental condition.

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Article Published On: Thursday, March 30, 2017, 10:19 [IST]
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