Discontinued Cars in 2023 – All about Discontinued Car Models in India 2023.
New Delhi, Auto Desk. If you are planning to bring a gleaming car to your home in the month of March this year, then this news can be useful for you. According to media reports, 17 cars being offered by auto manufacturers can be discontinued from the April 1st. The reason behind this is being attributed to the new Real Driving Emission (RDE) emission standard applicable for vehicles from April 2023.
Discontinued Car Models in 2023.
| S.No | Name of the Cars | Type of Car |
| 1. | Mahindra Marazzo | MUV |
| 2. | Tata Altroz Diesel | Hatchback |
| 3. | Mahindra KUV100 | Hatchback |
| 4. | Mahindra Alturas G4 | MPV |
| 5. | Skoda Superb | Sedan |
| 6. | Skoda Octavia | Sedan |
| 7. | Nissan Kicks | SUV |
| 8. | Renault Kwid 800 | Hatchback |
| 9. | Toyota Innova Crysta Petrol | MPV |
| 10. | Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 | Hatchback |
| 11. | Hyundai Verna Diesel | Sedan |
| 12. | Hyundai i20 Diesel | Hatchback |
| 13. | Honda City 5th Gen Diesel | Sedan |
| 14. | Honda City 4th Gen | Sedan |
| 15. | Honda Jazz | Hatchback |
| 16. | Honda Amaze Diesel | Sedan |
| 17. | Honda WR-V | SUV |
What is the new emission standard of vehicles?
The new emission standard or RDE, being introduced as phase 2 of BS-VI emission norms in India, is onboard self-diagnostic device for monitoring real-time driving emission levels. It will keep a close eye on the vehicle exhaust and continuously monitor key parts like catalytic converter and oxygen sensor to meet the emission norms. For this it measures pollutants like NOx emitted from real-life vehicles.
Even the semiconductor used by the vehicle has to be upgraded to monitor crankshaft position, throttle, air intake pressure, emissions from the exhaust (nitrogen oxides, CO2, sulphur), engine temperature etc. For this reason car companies have to upgrade the engines. of their vehicles, which will cost the companies more than before.
What will be the effect on vehicles?
With the introduction of new standards, the sale of vehicles that do not meet the BS6 Stage 2 norms will be discontinued. Also, 10 year old diesel vehicles and 15 year old petrol vehicles have been banned from running in cities like Delhi. As a change, more fuel efficient engines are being introduced, which will reduce CO2 emissions.
Prices will also be affected
With the introduction of new emission norms, many new changes have to be made in the engine of the vehicles, due to which the prices of the vehicles will increase significantly. Last time in 2020, when BS6 engines were introduced, the prices of vehicles increased between Rs 50,000 to 90,000 and two-wheelers between Rs 3,000 and 10,000.
It is said that at that time around Rs 70,0000 crore was invested by the car makers to upgrade the technology and the cost was passed on to the consumers. This time too, due to the implementation of new norms, manufacturing companies have to invest a lot on new technology. This is likely to increase the prices of vehicles.