Nitin Gadkari meets Automobile Manufacturers, emphasizes on quick roll out of Flex Fuel Vehicles

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari met a delegation of CEOs from  Society of India Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) comprising of Private, Commercial and Two-Wheeler Automobile Manufacturers.

The delegation presented an update of the Auto Industry’s status  and requested for Deferment of emission-based regulations such as BS-6 phase 2, CAFÈ Phase 2 among others  such as OBD regulations for Two-Wheelers. Gadkari emphasized on the need for a quick roll-out of Flex-Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) capable of running on 100% ethanol and gasoline into the Indian auto market within a year’s time, vis-à-vis successful available technologies in Brazil and USA .

The Minister congratulated the OEMs performing well on the front of vehicle-engineering and has appealed all Private Vehicle Manufacturers to compulsorily provide a minimum of 6 Airbags across all variants and segments of the vehicle, in the interest of passenger safety.

The requests of SIAM are currently under consideration and a follow-up meeting may be organised within a fortnight.