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Government will soon make 6 airbags compulsory in all passenger vehicles
The airbags industry is assumed to grow to Rs 7,000 crore by FY2027
Currenlty, only two airbags are mandatory in cars in India
The South Korean automakers has decided to voluntarily recall the Kia Carens in India for inspection and if required, a software update will be provided free of cost.
The government had earlier planned to make six airbags mandatory in eight-seater vehicles for enhanced safety of occupants from October 1, 2022.
Announcing the new dates for implementation of mandatory 6 airbags, Nitin Gadkari said that "safety of all passengers travelling in motor vehicles irrespective of their cost and variants is the foremost priority."
Gadkari urges automakers to adopt global safety norms for cars in India
Gadkari laid emphasis on the need to have airbags in small affordable cars too
Every year, around 5 lakh road accidents kill 1.5 lakh people
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari praised Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar's TVC promoted road safety
Akshay Kumar's TVC promoted use of 6 airbags
India has the highest number of road accident fatalities in the world
More than 133,000 people were killed in 355,000 road accidents in India
India is the world's fifth-largest vehicle market
Maruti Suzuki India wants govt to reconsider proposal of making six airbags mandatory
The norm will adversely hit the already shrinking small car market, MSI said
The regulation would largely impact the cost-sensitive entry-level car segment
The observation came while hearing an appeal filed by Hyundai Motor India Limited
It was against an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC)
The bench had Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose
India has the highest number of road accident fatalities in the world
More than 133,000 people were killed in 355,000 road accidents in India
India is the world's fifth-largest car market
India has the highest number of road accident fatalities in the world
More than 133,000 people were killed in 355,000 road accidents in India
India is the world's fifth-largest vehicle market
The image of the bruise has gained a lot of traction on Twitter
Several people have very similar marks and injuries on their forearms
This kind of injury is not rear in a car accident
Nitin Gadkari approves Draft GSR Notification for 6 airbags
4 additional airbags be mandated in the M1 vehicle category
India is ranked worst in global road safety
The government has made airbag mandatory for the passenger in the front seat of a vehicle.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) released a gazette notification
The step aims at improving passenger safety in case of an accident.
All the existing models will require to get front passenger airbags by August 31
It was originally proposed for June 2021.
The final notification will be issued by the Ministry of Roads and Transport in three working days.
During the airbag module assembly process, "loose fasteners may have inadvertently found their way undetected into a small number of modules," Fiat said in an emailed statement.
As a part of global strategy to rectify faulty airbags, Japanese auto major Honda is recalling 41,580 units of previous generation of Accord, Civic, City and Jazz models in India.
In the latest, BMW, the popular German carmakers will recall nearly 200,000 vehicles because of flawed airbags, according to the country`s quality regulator and the company.
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