The largest car manufacturer in the country, Maruti Suzuki is planning to bring back the diesel engine to India in 2021. It discontinued the diesel engines from its lineup after the arrival of BS6 norms in India in April 2020. The reason was very clear. To upgrade the diesel engines, to meet the emission regulations would require new technology. This would make the diesel powertrains very expensive. Since Maruti Suzuki has a lot of small cars in its fleet, the cost difference between the two engine options of the same car would have been huge. The price point for small cars would have gone way up and people would have not bought these engines.
According to the reports, Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar plant is being upgraded to start rolling out diesel engines. The plan is to start offering diesel-powered cars around the festive season in 2021. This is the same plant that…