Six Airbags

The government will not make six airbags mandatory for cars, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.

केंद्रीय सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री नितिन गडकरी ने कारों में 6 एयरबैग अनिवार्य करने के नियम को लागू करने की तिथि का खुलासा कर दिया है.

Nitin Gadkari questioned the sincerity of major automakers in providing dissimilar safety features for India compared to other global markets.

There is currently no timeline as to when the new rules could be notified.

India's road transport ministry is pushing ahead with its decision to require all passenger cars to have six airbags, despite resistance from some carmakers which say it will increase the cost of vehicles, a senior government source told Reuters.

Maruti Suzuki India's Chairman, R.C. Bhargava has said that the Government of India's plan to make six airbags mandatory in passenger vehicles will make cars more expensive and drive out a chunk of potential buyers.

Yet again, there was no mention of a timeline for Bharat NCAP crash test norms to be initiated in the country.

According to some Nexa dealers, the upcoming 2022 Maruti Suzuki Baleno's features list will now also include six airbags and a wireless phone charger. The car is also going to feature segment-first Heads-up Display and 360-view camera.

Nitin Gadkari, in a recent press conference addressing 'Automobile Safety Ecosystem in India', confirmed that the Centre will soon make an announcement of having an India-specific vehicle safety rating program, called Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP).

It is a popular misconception that only cars with a hefty price tag have reliable safety features. Let's look at vehicles in India with six airbags within a budget of Rs 20 lakhs!

MoRTH मंत्री - नितिन गडकरी भारत में वाहनों को और भी सुरक्षित बनाने की योजना बना रहे हैं और इसलिए सभी चार पहिया वाहनों के लिए दो एयरबैग के अनिवार्य फिटमेंट को लागू करने के बाद, मंत्री अब सभी कारों में छह एयरबैग को अनिवार्य करने की योजना बना रहे हैं.

MoRTH minister - Nitin Gadkari is planning to make vehicles in India even safer and so after implementation of mandatory fitment of two airbags for all four-wheelers, the minister is now planning to mandate six airbags in all cars.

The Dacia Spring EV tested by the Euro NCAP came equipped with six airbags, ABS with EBD, and ISOFIX child seat anchor mounts.

The Skoda Kushaq Style AT 1.0L and 1.5L variants gets six airbags and TPMS at an additional price of Rs. 40,000, keeping up with the customer demand.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was meeting a delegation of CEOs of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), and made the appeal for additional airbags, along with emphasising the need to rollout flex-fuel cars in a year.

The government will not make six airbags mandatory for cars, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.

केंद्रीय सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री नितिन गडकरी ने कारों में 6 एयरबैग अनिवार्य करने के नियम को लागू करने की तिथि का खुलासा कर दिया है.

Nitin Gadkari questioned the sincerity of major automakers in providing dissimilar safety features for India compared to other global markets.

There is currently no timeline as to when the new rules could be notified.

India's road transport ministry is pushing ahead with its decision to require all passenger cars to have six airbags, despite resistance from some carmakers which say it will increase the cost of vehicles, a senior government source told Reuters.

Maruti Suzuki India's Chairman, R.C. Bhargava has said that the Government of India's plan to make six airbags mandatory in passenger vehicles will make cars more expensive and drive out a chunk of potential buyers.

Yet again, there was no mention of a timeline for Bharat NCAP crash test norms to be initiated in the country.

According to some Nexa dealers, the upcoming 2022 Maruti Suzuki Baleno's features list will now also include six airbags and a wireless phone charger. The car is also going to feature segment-first Heads-up Display and 360-view camera.

Nitin Gadkari, in a recent press conference addressing 'Automobile Safety Ecosystem in India', confirmed that the Centre will soon make an announcement of having an India-specific vehicle safety rating program, called Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP).

It is a popular misconception that only cars with a hefty price tag have reliable safety features. Let's look at vehicles in India with six airbags within a budget of Rs 20 lakhs!

MoRTH मंत्री - नितिन गडकरी भारत में वाहनों को और भी सुरक्षित बनाने की योजना बना रहे हैं और इसलिए सभी चार पहिया वाहनों के लिए दो एयरबैग के अनिवार्य फिटमेंट को लागू करने के बाद, मंत्री अब सभी कारों में छह एयरबैग को अनिवार्य करने की योजना बना रहे हैं.

MoRTH minister - Nitin Gadkari is planning to make vehicles in India even safer and so after implementation of mandatory fitment of two airbags for all four-wheelers, the minister is now planning to mandate six airbags in all cars.

The Dacia Spring EV tested by the Euro NCAP came equipped with six airbags, ABS with EBD, and ISOFIX child seat anchor mounts.

The Skoda Kushaq Style AT 1.0L and 1.5L variants gets six airbags and TPMS at an additional price of Rs. 40,000, keeping up with the customer demand.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was meeting a delegation of CEOs of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), and made the appeal for additional airbags, along with emphasising the need to rollout flex-fuel cars in a year.