New norms to put auto parts companies on profit highwayThe new rules and the electrification trend are leading to an increase in the content per vehicle, in turn bumping up their revenue and boo...
17 Jan, 2023, 06.26 PM IST
How Maruti Suzuki is ensuring road safety with its car safety features and initiativesHow Maruti Suzuki has revolutionized car safety and road safety in India
04 Nov, 2022, 03.11 PM IST
Six airbags rule for passenger cars deferred by a year to October 2023Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced that the deadline for mandatory implementation of six airbags ...
29 Sep, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
- Government recognised genuine concern of auto industry by deferring implementation of airbag norm: Bhargava
The government had earlier planned to make six airbags mandatory in eight-seater vehicles for enhanced safety of occupants from October 1, ...
29 Sep, 2022, 08.08 PM IST
Airbag firms pumped up to ramp up capacityCapacity will surge to about 25 million units from the current 5-6 million, which will create an industry of about $1.25 billion in a span ...
08 Sep, 2022, 05.04 AM IST
India aims to finalise six-airbags rule by year-end to beef up road safetyThe government is also planning to make it mandatory for car makers to install an alarm system for rear seat belts to enforce their use and...
07 Sep, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
Govt trying to make it mandatory for carmakers to provide six airbags in 8-seater vehicles: Nitin Gadkari"A draft notification has been issued on January 14, 2022, which mandates that vehicles of category M1, manufactured after October 1, 2022,...
06 Sep, 2022, 10.40 PM IST
Mandatory wearing of seat belt in rear seat could have saved Cyrus MistryThe 2017 GLC 220d 4MATIC comes with seven airbags overall. There are no front-facing airbags for rear passengers in the car and just curtai...
05 Sep, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
Mandatory wearing of seat belt in rear seat could have saved Cyrus MistryEven traffic officers rarely fine rear-seat passengers for not wearing seat belts. According to KK Kapila, President Emeritus of the Intern...
05 Sep, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
Six airbags to be made mandatory in eight-seater vehicles: Nitin GadkariThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in January said that to enhance the safety of occupants of motor vehicles against later...
27 Jun, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
India to push ahead with six airbags in cars despite resistance - govt sourceIndia in January issued draft guidelines requiring all new cars from Oct. 1 to be fitted with six airbags, including four passenger airbags...
21 Apr, 2022, 03.18 PM IST
India's mandatory airbag proposal will hurt sales, says top carmakerSuch a move will hurt sales of small, low-cost cars and put more pressure on companies already facing high costs, R.C. Bhargava said, pushi...
13 Apr, 2022, 11.13 PM IST
Minimum 6 airbags to be made mandatory in vehicles carrying up to 8 passengers from October: MoRTHThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a statement said that in order to enhance the safety of occupants of the motor vehic...
15 Jan, 2022, 11.56 AM IST
6 airbags may be mandatory in cars carrying up to 8 occupantsIn a series of tweets, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said his ministry had already mandated the implementati...
15 Jan, 2022, 07.35 AM IST
Govt defers mandatory installation of front seat airbags in existing car models till December 31Sources said the relaxation has been made considering the pandemic situation since the manufacturers need to make some changes in their pro...
27 Jun, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
Govt makes airbag mandatory for front passenger seat in vehiclesThe ministry further said that it has been mandated that the vehicles manufactured on and after the first day of April 2021, in the case of...
05 Mar, 2021, 11.13 PM IST
Gopinath Munde's accident: Will road safety now come to fore?Seatbelt is the most effective and common safety feature, say experts. “Seatbelts could have done wonders,” said Delhi-based auto-safety ex...
04 Jun, 2014, 05.28 PM IST