Maruti to pull the plug on diesel cars

Maruti to pull the plug on diesel cars

India's biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki said it will stop making diesel cars from April next year, when new BS VI emission norms kick in. The reason: the steep cost of upgrading the engines, which will make the vehicles unviable for use. Maruti offers diesel variants for seven of its 14 models, and these cars comprise 23% of the companys volumes. To fill the void, the automaker will focus on CNG and hybrid vehicles. But Maruti isnot ruling out a reentry into diesels , it may consider developing a 1,500 cc BS VI-compliant engine if it sees demand.