India 's Supreme Court has banned new luxury diesel cars in 2017 as it seeks to curb pollution , sending 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 emissions will impact Mahindra & Mahindra 's Scorpio , auto Motors ' Safari and Sumo , Toyota 's Innova , Toyota 's Pajero , along with models from Mercedez - Benz , BMW and others .
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.