Maruti’s Euro-I compliant cars are only for NCR

According to sources, MUL will be making a couple of changes in the model — like upgrading the catalyser and changing some devices in the carburetor. The company would have to import some of these parts from Japan, whereas the others are being manufactured within the country.

Maruti Udyog will not pass the cost incurred by the company in upgrading its models — which works out between Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 per vehicle –on to the consumer. Maruti has already invested Rs 600 crore to make its models Euro-II compliant by April 1, 2000.

A team of its technical experts from MUL had gone to Japan earlier this month to discuss the possibility of meeting the Euro-I norms as soon as possible with its partner Suzuki Motor Company.

In order to meet the Euro-II norms, the company will have to junk the carburetor technology and adopt the multi-point fuel injection system. The cost the company would incur in doing so is to the tune of Rs 30,000.

As per the SC revised order, all vehicles that conform to the Euro-I norms and vehicles that run on CNG can be sold without any restriction in the NCR.

Meanwhile, the transport authorities in the Capital have still not figured about what to do with the 1,500 registered cars in the NCR that do not meet the Euro-I norms. According to M P Tyagi, Special Secretary (Transport), the Transport Department of Delhi is still in the process of determining the quota for the National CapitalTerritory — which does not include the adjoining areas of Delhi like Noida, Faridabad and Gurgaon. The quota for NCT will be determined on the basis of past sales in the NCT out of the total sale in the NCR.

The adjoining areas of Delhi that comprise the NCR, however, have been registering vehicles without any restriction even after the April 29 order. In the transport offices of NCT, cars manufactured by Daewoo Motors, Hyundai Motor India, Mercedes Benz and Ford India are being registered without any restriction as they comply with the Euro-I norms, Tyagi said.

Euro-II compliant Santro to cost Rs 12,000 more

NEW DELHI: Hyundai motor India will soon launch Santro in the Euro-II complaint that will cost Rs 12,000 more. The company will continue to sell the existing Euro-I compliant version of the Santro till March 31, 2000. The prices of the existing Santro models will remain unchanged.

The Euro-II compliant is being offered as an additional option and will be available through out the country,wherever unleaded fuel is available, a company release said. In fact, the HMIL’s forthcoming model — code-named LC — will meet Euro-II emission norms when it is launched in October this year.

According to Y S Kim, managing director, HMIL, the production of the Euro-II compliant Santro will commence this week. The deliveries of the Euro-II compliant Santro will commence in the NCR by the end of May. As production picks up, the car will be available in the other parts of the country as well from June, provided unleaded fuel is available there.

The company has already engineered changes in the Santro to make it Euro-II compliant and has sent a sample car to the ARAI in Pune for testing and certification.

Euro-II compliant Santro to cost more
NEW DELHI: Hyundai Motor India will soon launch Santro in the Euro-II complaint that will cost Rs 12,000 more. The company will continue to sell the existing Euro-I compliant version of the Santro till March 31, 2000. The prices of the existing Santromodels will remain unchanged.

The Euro-II compliant is being offered as an additional option and will be available through out the country, wherever unleaded fuel is available, a company release said. In fact, the HMIL’s forthcoming model code-named LC will meet Euro-II emission norms when it is launched in October this year.

According to Y S Kim, managing director, HMIL, the production of the Euro-II compliant Santro will commence this week. The deliveries of the Euro-II compliant Santro will commence in the NCR by the end of May.