India's Supreme Court has banned new luxury diesel vehicles in Delhi as it tries to curb pollution, marking a warning sign to India's car industry mover a growing backlash against diesels, particularly larger, heavy SUV's which are popular with the wealthy. 13 percent of SUV's and other utility vehicles sold last year were fuelled by diesel, including many German-made luxury cars, as it is substantially cheaper than petrol. This ban will impact Mahindra & Mahindra's Scorpio, Tata Motors' Safari and Sumo, Toyota's Innova, Mitsubishi's Pajero, along with models from Mercedez-Benz, BMW and Audi.
India's Supreme Court has banned new luxury diesel vehicles in Delhi as it tries to curb pollution, marking a warning sign to India's car industry mover a growing backlash against diesels, particularly larger, heavy SUV's which are popular with the wealthy. About 90% of SUV's and other utility vehicles sold last year were fuelled by diesel, including many German-made luxury cars, as it is substantially cheaper than petrol. This ban will impact Mahindra & Mahindra's Scorpio, Tata Motors' Safari and Sumo, Toyota's Innova, Mitsubishi's Pajero, along with models from Mercedez-Benz, BMW and Audi.