A diesel engine is the heart of the commercial sector. This means that most vehicles on sale in the commercial sector still run on diesel engines. In addition to that, several passenger car owners also prefer diesel engines. But with time, diesel engines might be in danger due to environmental degradation. That said, in India, due to the BS6 emission norms, Maruti Suzuki was the first car manufacturer in India to stop the production of diesel engines for its vehicles. Despite it being among the largest diesel car producers.
Following Maruti Suzuki, many other carmakers pulled the plug on diesel engines; these include Skoda, Nissa, Renault, Volkswagen, and others. On the contrary, Honda and Hyundai were among the other carmakers that didn’t pull the plug on diesel engines. But is it about to change?
Reasons Carmakers Might Discontinue Diesel Engines
In 2020, vehicles became more expensive and environmentally friendly due to the switch to stricter BS6 emission norms. This was when the stricter emission norms forced the carmakers in the country to manufacture vehicles that produced relatively controlled emissions. Another thing to note is that BS6 emission norms were supposed to be implemented in two phases. The first phase was implemented in April 2020, and the next phase was planned to be implemented in April 2023.
As the date is a few months away, this might change the production strategies of many companies. And last time, many companies pulled the plug on their diesel engines. So, is this time when the other carmakers will discontinue diesel engines? Well, considering the fact that cars will become even more expensive, especially cars with diesel engines, might change the minds of car buyers.
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This could be the driving factor for various companies to stop the production of diesel engines. Speaking of which, the carmaker that produces cars with diesel engines include Hyundai, Honda, Kia, Tata, Mahindra, Toyota, MG, Citroen and others.
Carmakers That Are Discontinuing Diesel Engines
Of the carmaker that offers diesel engines, some have exclaimed that they will stop the production of either diesel engines altogether or some cars that come with diesel engines.
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These include Honda and Hyundai, respectively. Yes, Honda is the carmaker in the country that will ditch the use of diesel engines in its cars. Meaning Honda will go back to manufacturing petrol cars. Honda right now offers its diesel engines to all its three cars, Amaze, City and WR-V. From April 2023, these three cars will only come with their respective petrol engines.
Honda used to offer only one diesel engine across all the cars. It is a 1.5-litre turbo diesel that is capable of generating peak power of 100ps and 200Nm of torque. On the other hand according to the exclusive report by AutoCarIndia, Hyundai will end the production of the i20 with diesel engines in the country.
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But does this mean Hyundai may also end the production of other diesel cars? In addition, it is still unknown if other carmakers could potentially enter this list and put an end to diesel. So, time is the variable that will clear all our doubts about discontinuing diesel engines.
Let us know in the comment section what you think of diesel engines and whether should they be discontinued.
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