Mahindra Reveals BSVI Plan

With the BSVI timeline drawing closer, Mahindra & Mahindra has revealed its plan for compliance.

- Bhushan Mhapralkar

Succeeding in realising a scenario where local engineering and sourcing of BSVI technology was made possible in a short span of three and a half years at a much lower cost level in comparison to a scenario where technology and engineering would be imported at an exorbitant cost, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has announced that it is ready for BSVI. It has announced that it is ready to go to the market with BSVI vehicles when the respective emission regulations come into force on April 01, 2020. Investing Rs.1000 crore in the exercise, the automaker put in place a strong team of 700 engineers to achieve the desired results. Of the firm belief that the move to BSVI emission regulation will be a non-event like the Y2K, Dr. Pawan Goenka, Managing Director, M&M, expressed that they have turned a challenge into an opportunity. “Our BSVI story has given a fillip to ‘Make in India’ even though the time frame of three and a half years to achieve the same called for much shedding of blood, sweat, and tears,” he mentioned. Announcing that the automotive business vertical of the group has gathered the same level of readiness at the M&HCV level too, Rajan Wadhera, President – Automotive Sector, M&M, said, “There will be a certain re-alignment of demand in line with the costs involved in upgrading smaller diesel CVs.”