India To Push Ahead With 6 Airbags In Cars Despite Resistance: Report
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India Airbag Guidelines: India in January issued draft guidelines requiring all new cars from Oct. 1 to be fitted with six airbags, including four passenger airbags and two side or curtain airbags.
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.
"Safety is non-negotiable. The ministry is finalising the rules, which will take some time to be notified," he said, without committing to a timeline.
India in January issued draft guidelines requiring all new cars from Oct. 1 to be fitted with six airbags, including four passenger airbags and two side or curtain airbags. It was expected to finalise the rules a month later but is still analysing feedback from auto companies, the source said.
The comments come a week after India's biggest carmaker told Reuters such a rule will make small cars more expensive and drive away some potential buyers who cannot afford to shell out more for a vehicle.
