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 Indian-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.