BS-III ban : Hero & Honda offer discounts of up to Rs 12,500 to beat SC ban

BS-III ban : Hero & Honda offer discounts of up to Rs 12,500 to beat SC ban

New Delhi: Two-wheeler manufacturers, in a rush to sell hundreds of thousands of scooters and motorcycles that run on old emission technologies, are offering discounts up to Rs 22,000 per vehicle in the two days remaining until a ban kicks in.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court banned the sale and registration of Bharat Stage-III (BS-III) vehicles from 1 April, putting a question mark on an inventory numbering 670,000 two-wheelers as on 20 March.

To be sure, the aggressive discounting will only have a marginal effect as it is practically impossible to sell and register the entire inventory in the limited time available, dealers said.