- Six airbags in passenger vehicles should be mandatory: International Road Federation
It had earlier planned to make six airbags mandatory in eight-seater vehicles for enhanced safety of occupants from October 1, 2022.
30 Sep, 2022, 09.03 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
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
Kia India to offer six airbags as standard fitment in Seltos"It is our constant effort to update our products at regular intervals, basis our market research and understanding of the ever-evolving de...
03 Aug, 2022, 12.18 PM IST
Centre presses the pedal on safety, calls on auto cos to introduce 6 airbags in big carsSections of the industry have argued implementation of the norm will make four-wheeled vehicles expensive, putting them out of reach of ent...
21 Jul, 2022, 12.29 AM IST
Why Maruti Suzuki might discontinue small cars like Wagon R, Alto in IndiaFrom 1st October, it will be mandatory for automakers in India to install six airbags in all of their new passenger vehicles.
29 Jun, 2022, 06.00 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
From April, new cars must have airbag for front passenger seat“This has been mandated as an important safety feature, and is also based on the suggestions of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety,...
06 Mar, 2021, 10.18 AM 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
Government proposes mandatory airbag for front passenger on all carsThe ministry modified the standard requirements applicable to M1 category of vehicles to include passenger airbags as a standard fitment vi...
29 Dec, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Airbag for front passenger may be made must for carsThe government will soon make it mandatory for all cars, including the economy models, to have airbag for the passenger side on the front s...
20 Dec, 2020, 10.11 AM IST
Government plans to introduce mandatory crash regulations by 2017Under the current safety regulations, only seat belts are mandatory, although many manufacturers offer airbags in the higher end variants o...
17 Mar, 2015, 08.31 PM IST