Supreme Court Bans Diesel Suvs

So the rich and powerful win again.

The Supreme Court lifted its embargo on registration of high-end diesel cars and SUVs having engine capacity of 2000cc and above in Delhi and National Capital Region on payment of one per cent of the ex-showroom price of such vehicles as green cess.

Automobile industry on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to lift ban on cars and SUVs with diesel engine capacity of 2,000 cc and above in the Delhi-NCR region.

Large diesel cars, mainly SUVs, can once again be sold in Delhi, the Supreme Court has said, but a green fine will have to be paid by manufacturers or dealers to compensate for polluting the city's air. The tax - 1% of the ex-showroom or retail price - must be deposited in a designated state-run bank, the top court said.

Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on petitions seeking modification in order banning registration of diesel-run SUVs and high-end cars with engine capacity of 2000CC and above in Delhi and NCR. The auto makers asked for such vehicles to be allowed again on payment of one per cent of ex-showroom price as green cess.

In a good news for aspiring owners of diesel-run SUVs and cars with engine capacity of 2000 CC and above, Supreme Court today said it was open to lifting the ban on their registration in Delhi and NCR subject to a levy of one-time environment compensation cess.

Mahindra and Mahindra will refund booking amounts to all customers in Delhi who are set to purchase new diesel SUVs which come under the recently-imposed Supreme Court ban. The move comes after India's top court banned the registration of new diesel-powered vehicles above 2000cc from January 1, 2015 till March 31, 2016 in an attempt to tackle the a...

A ban imposed on diesel cars and SUVs of engine capacity 2,000 cc and above in Delhi-NCR by the Supreme Court has impacted about 5,000 jobs in the auto sector, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam), an industry body.

A day ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on ban on big engine diesel cars and SUVs in Delhi NCR, auto industry body today said such restriction is not going to achieve the desired objective of reducing pollution and will only vilify diesel technology.

There is no immediate respite for anyone who wants to buy a diesel SUV in the capital. The ban on registration of diesel vehicles above 2000 cc continues, the Supreme Court said today as it pulled up automobile manufacturers.

The British luxury auto maker, Jaguar explains Supreme Courts ban on diesel SUVs featuring engines capacitating 2000cc and above as technologically unjustified.

The Supreme Court last month ordered an overnight temporary ban on the sale of large diesel cars in Delhi, among the world's most polluted cities.

With the Delhi government's odd-even experiment on track, the Supreme Court today suggested a number of ways in which the toxic smog of the capital can be lifted. It also ticked off three auto majors that had requested that the temporary ban on large diesel cars and SUVs be lifted.

"Are your vehicles emitting oxygen?" was the Supreme Court's withering reply to car manufacturers including Toyota and Mercedes, who want a ban on their larger diesel cars in Delhi to be revoked.

"Are your vehicles emitting oxygen?" was the Supreme Court's withering reply to car manufacturers including Toyota and Mercedes, who want a ban on their larger diesel cars in Delhi to be revoked.

So the rich and powerful win again.

The Supreme Court lifted its embargo on registration of high-end diesel cars and SUVs having engine capacity of 2000cc and above in Delhi and National Capital Region on payment of one per cent of the ex-showroom price of such vehicles as green cess.

Automobile industry on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to lift ban on cars and SUVs with diesel engine capacity of 2,000 cc and above in the Delhi-NCR region.

Large diesel cars, mainly SUVs, can once again be sold in Delhi, the Supreme Court has said, but a green fine will have to be paid by manufacturers or dealers to compensate for polluting the city's air. The tax - 1% of the ex-showroom or retail price - must be deposited in a designated state-run bank, the top court said.

Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on petitions seeking modification in order banning registration of diesel-run SUVs and high-end cars with engine capacity of 2000CC and above in Delhi and NCR. The auto makers asked for such vehicles to be allowed again on payment of one per cent of ex-showroom price as green cess.

In a good news for aspiring owners of diesel-run SUVs and cars with engine capacity of 2000 CC and above, Supreme Court today said it was open to lifting the ban on their registration in Delhi and NCR subject to a levy of one-time environment compensation cess.

Mahindra and Mahindra will refund booking amounts to all customers in Delhi who are set to purchase new diesel SUVs which come under the recently-imposed Supreme Court ban. The move comes after India's top court banned the registration of new diesel-powered vehicles above 2000cc from January 1, 2015 till March 31, 2016 in an attempt to tackle the a...

A ban imposed on diesel cars and SUVs of engine capacity 2,000 cc and above in Delhi-NCR by the Supreme Court has impacted about 5,000 jobs in the auto sector, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam), an industry body.

A day ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on ban on big engine diesel cars and SUVs in Delhi NCR, auto industry body today said such restriction is not going to achieve the desired objective of reducing pollution and will only vilify diesel technology.

There is no immediate respite for anyone who wants to buy a diesel SUV in the capital. The ban on registration of diesel vehicles above 2000 cc continues, the Supreme Court said today as it pulled up automobile manufacturers.

The British luxury auto maker, Jaguar explains Supreme Courts ban on diesel SUVs featuring engines capacitating 2000cc and above as technologically unjustified.

The Supreme Court last month ordered an overnight temporary ban on the sale of large diesel cars in Delhi, among the world's most polluted cities.

With the Delhi government's odd-even experiment on track, the Supreme Court today suggested a number of ways in which the toxic smog of the capital can be lifted. It also ticked off three auto majors that had requested that the temporary ban on large diesel cars and SUVs be lifted.

"Are your vehicles emitting oxygen?" was the Supreme Court's withering reply to car manufacturers including Toyota and Mercedes, who want a ban on their larger diesel cars in Delhi to be revoked.

"Are your vehicles emitting oxygen?" was the Supreme Court's withering reply to car manufacturers including Toyota and Mercedes, who want a ban on their larger diesel cars in Delhi to be revoked.