Two Wheelers Reviews

It's the last day for auto dealers to clear out stock of BS III vehicles which cannot be sold from 1 April 2017, as per the orders of the Supreme Court. We've seen heavy discounts offered by auto dealers in a rush to clear out their existing inventory of BS III vehicles. Two wheeler dealers in some cities have already sold out and others, especially in big cities, are hoping to clear out as much stock as possible today. The story is slightly different for car dealers, even car dealers of some BS III vehicles are offering heavy discounts. This is only for passenger cars of Tata Motors and select Mahindra vehicles.

Despite the argument that the companies believed the April deadline was to stop manufacture of BS 3 vehicles and not their sale, the apex court upheld the deadline for the transition. The decision resulted in auto companies offering a myriad of discounts on cars and bikes in an effort to clear out their stock of BS III vehicles.

Royal Enfield dealers have started accepting bookings of the new Royal Enfield Himalayan with fuel injection. The fuel injected Royal Enfield Himalayan is already being exported to the UK and the US, and has now been introduced in India as well.

BS 3 vehicles in India have seen an exponential surge in demand over the past two days, thanks to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the deadline for transition to BS IV, thus banning the sale and registration of all vehicles that do not meet BS IV emission norms. In a bid to clear out unsold stock of BS III vehicles, companies are offering substantial discounts on cars and bikes.

Select Honda dealerships in India are offering the Honda Navi for free along with the purchase of the Honda CBR150R and the CBR250R.

We tell you about the difference between the BS III vehicles and BS IV vehicles and the options for manufacturers with regards to their stock of BS III vehicles.

Here is a quick look on the discounts that two-wheeler manufacturers are offering on some of the mass market bikes and scooters following the ban on sales and registration of BS III vehicles from 1 April, 2017.

Yamaha India has introduced its BS IV compliant range of motorcycles and scooters in India. There are no mechanical changes to the engines.