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Indian Government To Make Car Recalls Obligatory
Car manufacturers in India will soon have to follow stricter rules which will be implemented by the Indian government relating to recall of faulty vehicles. This development is the direct result of the General Motors fiasco which saw 1.14 lakh Tavera MPVs being recalled following revelation of fudged engine and emission information provided by the American automaker to Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) during testing.
The concerned ministry is in the final stages of putting together a framework to recognize various manufacturing defects and technical flaws and make recall of affected vehicles mandatory, ET reports. ARAI has been tasked with creating guidelines for automakers to follow and recalls will be based on these set parameters.
Developed countries such as the U.S.A, Japan and countries in Europe have very stern rules when it comes to maintaining manufacturing standards as well as recall policies. New rules in India will be drawn on similar lines to ensure global manufacturing standards are maintained. (Continued after image gallery..)
Ford
Ford Figo & Ford Fiesta Classic: 1,11,000 units
Ford
Ford Figo and Ford Fiesta Classic (Petrol): 17,655 units
Toyota
Toyota Camry: 1,904 units
Toyota
Toyota Corolla Altis: 7859 units
Honda Motorcycles
Honda Motorcycles CBR 250: 11,506 units
Nissan
Nissan Micra: 6,286 units
Nissan
Nissan Sunny: 15,902 units
Renault
Renault Pulse: 2,836 units
Renault
Renault Scala: 4,180 units
Honda
Honda City: 42,672 units
General motors
General Motors Chevrolet Tavera: 1,14,000 units
Source: ET
The new rules will help in bringing down the number of cases of faulty or sub-standard products from manufacturers. This year alone over 3 lakh cars, from GM, Ford, Honda, Renault and Nissan were recalled in India, which is about five times the numbers witnessed in developed countries.
Under the new policy changes several amendments will also be made to existing ones and steps will be taken to ensure they are enforced. It is to make sure manufacturers do not get the opportunity to cheat, like GM did for some eight years before it was brought to light.
"It would help protect consumer interest. India is now a mature market and if there is a defect caused by slack design or poor manufacturing, then the manufacturer should be held accountable for that," ET quotes Rakesh Batra, head of EY India, a global consultancy as saying.
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