NEW DELHI: Diesel may be losing market share but Hyundai, the country’s second largest carmaker, has decided to go ahead with new launches and products with this fuel, which has seen the maximum regulatory and tax beating over its impact on emissions and pollution.
Tarun Garg, COO of Hyundai in India, said the company has had good success with diesel variants and would not like to lose that competitive edge, considering that its biggest rival Maruti Suzuki has completely moved out of the category and others such as the Volkswagen group brands (Skoda, VW, and Audi) have also followed suit.
“As we see it, demand remains strong for our diesels. Consider this: if the waiting period on our petrol models is around four weeks, that on diesels is 10-12 weeks,” Garg said, adding that they are offering diesel engines for larger SUVs.
