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Shri Nitin Gadkari meets Automobile Manufacturers, emphasizes on quick roll out of Flex Fuel Vehicles<\/strong><\/span>
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Posted On: 03 AUG 2021 2:55PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari met a delegation of CEOs\u00a0from\u00a0 Society of\u00a0India Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) comprising of\u00a0Private, Commercial and Two-Wheeler Automobile Manufacturers .<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The delegation presented an update of the Auto Industry\u2019s status\u00a0 and requested for Deferment of emission-based regulations such as BS-6 phase 2, CAF\u00c8 Phase 2 among others\u00a0 such as OBD regulations for Two-Wheelers. Shri 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\u2019s time, vis-\u00e0-vis successful available technologies in Brazil and USA .<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The requests of SIAM are currently under consideration and a follow-up meeting may be organised within a fortnight.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n