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Especially in this case the already pricier cars are becoming much more pricier. Toyota is already taking full advantage of its USPs like reliability, resale, quality-service etc to charge a premium over the competition, but pushing it further might hamper their operations in India. | |
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| ![]() BS VI vehicles should be introduced long before April 2020. I think the manufacturers are waiting for the festive season in October to clear the BS IV stocks before launching BS VI vehicles, provided they are comply with pedestrian safety norms scheduled to come into force from October, 2019. The vehicles which are safety norms compliant can run till January and the BS VI versions can be launched around the Auto Expo. For those who are looking for good bargains, it's a good time right now to hunt for a bargain. A few thousand more BS IV vehicles do not matter for environment. For that matter, hadn't it for slump, there would have been more than that much of them on the road anyway. Also, the irresponsible announcement that the sub 150 cc 2 wheelers need to be EVs by 2025 is way outside the ground reality. I don't think those who make such statements do not have any idea how many millions depend on their commuters for their livelihood. Like petty traders, who carry the goods on their bikes, service personnel who depend in their commuters to go from place to place...The list goes on. I know a very large number of people who travel in excess of 100 km per day for their livelihoods. Of these, 95% are commuter bikes which are quite frugal. |
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Outside Delhi and Mumbai, CNG Availability is limited. Its nearly non existent in the rural areas. And its in these places where diesel cars used to sell a lot! How do you expect CNG to replace Diesel cars, when there's no CNG available in the pumps? |
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This is in Karnataka. | |
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However Indian auto-market is maturing which will eventually lead to reduction in dominance of Maruti while the market share of other automakers may increase. But Maruti falling from number 1 position isn't that easy. | |
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| ![]() Recently Finance Minister has confirmed that "BS4 vehicles purchased up to March 2020 will all remain operational for their entire period of registration". Does this statement means that 'BS4 vehicle's registration will not be renewed after the validity of its first registration, which is 15 years?' I have this doubt because she has categorically made the statement that 'it will remain operational for their entire period of registration' https://www.businesstoday.in/current...ry/374826.html |
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Yes it means exactly that . So if your car has a 15 year certificate on the expiry of 15 years be ready to go to a scrap yard to drop it off and scrap it as per the prevalent scrappage policy and buy a new car ( guessing electric ). | |
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As of now you can use a vehicle that is upto 15 yr old, or a older vehicle whose green tax has been paid. Over the last few years we came up from no emission norms to CMVR to BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4 and now BS6. All older cars whose 5 year green tax has been paid are operational. These cars make a minuscule number of those on roads. If in 2035 when the last BS4 registered and there are 15 Crore cars on road, and considering today's sale 5 lakh older cars have survived the 15+ years, how much will they pollute. Govt will be happy to collect green tax and allow them on road. 90% of the cars on road get scrapped as people find them difficult to maintain, and scrap yards happily buy them and dismantle them for spares. Rahul | |
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| ![]() Going by the content in the Finance Minister's statement, it does look like the BS4 cars will be allowed to remain operational only for 15 years i.e. the period of registration and not past it. There was no mention of petrol or diesel vehicles so we can assume even BS4 diesel vehicles can remain operational for 15 years. I would't call this decision too harsh. Those who retain their cars for such a long duration will suffer though but they will constitute only a small chunk of the pie. Going ahead especially a few years post 2020, the resale value of BS4 cars will take a big hit. I am not in much agreement about the policy lifting the ban on the purchase of new vehicles for government officials. That would inevitably end up depleting the coffers filled with taxpayers' money. |
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| ![]() Ive been reading a lot about this transition but I've not been able to get the answer to one question though. Will I be able to sell my BS-IV vehicle after April 2020 in the secondary market ? Will the buyer be able to re-register it in his/her name ? |
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What makes you think you cannot. Unless multiple people in the government lose their collective wisdom on or before 31st March 2020, you can buy or sell any used BS 1/2/3/4 vehicle after April 2020. The 10 year old rule is applicable only in Delhi and is specific to diesel vehicles. And yes, the buyer can register it in his name, again the only exception being the buyer cannot buy it in Delhi if its a more than 10 year old diesel vehicle. |
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