The Supreme Court of India has banned the sale of any Bharat Stage III or BS III vehicles across India, with effect from April 1st, 2017. After the order by the court, all the BS-III Inventory will become obsolete on April 1st and so, whopping discounts on bikes, three-wheelers, trucks and buses have been offered to clear all the stock till 31st of March.
Yes, you heard it right! It’s not any kind of April fool or a joke…!!
As per the reports, the honorable Supreme Court has ruled that no registration or sale will be allowed on any BS III compatible vehicle from April 1st, 2017.
Desperate dealers are giving away three to four-fold higher discounts compared to normal conditions as there is an eagerness to liquidate the BS-III inventory which will become obsolete after April 1. There are about 6.71 lakhs of two-wheelers from a total of 8 lakh BS-III, which are to be sold before 31st of March and it’s probably the biggest sale of all the time.
And also, the government from 1st April made it mandatory for all the two-wheeler companies to roll-out two-wheelers with Automatic Headlamp On (AHO) feature. This order will be implemented from April and this feature will be very much similar to daytime running lamps (DRLs) on cars.
Scooters worth Rs 53,000 being sold at 40,000 at some places and even lower whereas, other offers like free helmets, insurance, and extended warranty are made to attract more customers. One can get a discount varying from 4,000 to 35,000 depending upon the brand and the state/city.
Hero Motocorp, the country’s largest two-wheeler company, is giving away discounts of Rs 12,500 in addition to free insurance. Hero is believed to have the largest stockpile of BS-III vehicles which could be in the region of 2,00,000 units.
Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India, the second largest domestic two-wheeler seller, is offering discounts of up to Rs 22,000 on the CBR 250 and on CBR 150. On other bikes it is offering Rs 18,500. Honda has the second largest stock of unsold BS-III vehicles which could be around 150,000 units.
Bajaj Auto which is the third one would export the unsold vehicles to markets like Africa where BS-III is active.
Tata motors has the highest number of BS-III vehicles which are worth a whopping 3500-4000 crores. The discount for trucks and buses is varying from Rs 40,000 to Rs 4,00,000, according to the model and brand.
A huge rush in the showrooms is seen since the news circulated. The demand of popular scooters like Activa is high and their availability is least; you just need to be lucky if you need one.
Wish you a very good luck for the new wheels! Share with your friends and let them know about the sale & ride with them on the discounted bike.
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