New Delhi: Auto industry leaders on Wednesday took up the issue of ban on big diesel cars and SUVs in Delhi-NCR with the PMO while seeking a solution on how to replace old polluting vehicles. Representatives of Society of Indian Automobile Industry (SIAM) and heads of automobile companies, including Maruti Suzuki India, Ford India and Toyota met PMO officials, including principal secretary to PM Nripendra Misra.
“The primary agenda of the meeting was the ban on diesel cars and SUVs with engine capacity of 2,000cc and above in Delhi-NCR by the Supreme Court and to find a way forward,” an industry source said. When contacted, Maruti Suzuki chairman R.C. Bhargava, who was present at the meeting declined to comment. Siam secretary general Vishnu Mathur, also present in the meeting, was not available for comments. The meeting also discussed as to how government and the auto industry must work together to address pollution.
