Renault Duster secures 5-star BNCAP safety rating: Full scores, crash test results, features explainedThe Renault Duster has earned a 5-star safety rating from BNCAP. It scored highly in adult and child occupant protection tests. This rating...
20 Apr, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
Maruti Suzuki raises bar on safety, unveils new advanced features for both NEXA and ARENAMaruti Suzuki enhances vehicle safety with NEXA and ARENA Safety Shield. These initiatives include six airbags and other features. The comp...
10 Aug, 2025, 12.48 PM IST
Maruti Suzuki announces standardization of six airbags in Ertiga & Baleno, ex-showroom prices to riseMaruti Suzuki will standardize six airbags in its Ertiga and Baleno models, leading to price increases of 1.4% and 0.5% respectively, effec...
16 Jul, 2025, 06.13 PM IST
All Maruti Suzuki cars to get 6 airbags by year-endMaruti Suzuki announced it will standardize six airbags across all its passenger vehicles by year's end, expanding safety features. Current...
12 Jun, 2025, 01.02 AM IST
Mass-market carmakers are making 'six airbags' a new norm for cars & SUVs in IndiaOnce seen only in premium and luxury cars, six airbags are now becoming more accessible to and affordable for the average car buyer in Indi...
09 Oct, 2023, 05.33 PM IST
Six airbags won't be mandatory in cars: Nitin GadkariThe Indian government will not make it mandatory for automakers to include six airbags in passenger vehicles, said Nitin Gadkari, Union min...
14 Sep, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
Almost all auto companies are providing 6 airbags in cars, no need to make it mandatory: Nitin GadkariIndia launched in August the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP), which is modelled on the Global NCAP and tailored for India...
14 Sep, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
- 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
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
Law in the works for six airbags: GadkariHis comments came a day after former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry's death in a road accident on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway.
06 Sep, 2022, 12.27 AM 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
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
Mandatory six airbags to hit small car market adversely; Maruti wants govt to reconsider proposalEarlier this year, the road transport ministry said it will make it mandatory for carmakers to provide a minimum of six airbags in motor ve...
31 May, 2022, 04.51 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
Small cars too need adequate number of airbags to ensure safety, says Nitin GadkariMostly, lower middle-class people buy small economy cars and "if their car won't have airbags and when accidents happen, then it may result...
19 Sep, 2021, 12.05 PM IST